SO MANY things today ain’t what they used to be. This is not, however, the case with sweet peas. Step into any garden where sweet peas are climbing up a fence and you are instantly transported back to ...

Sweet peas — the flower, not the vegetable — are a challenge to grow here, but they are worth the effort. The bloom colors are intense, and the fragrance is wonderful. In addition to making a show in ...

As I prepare to host a backyard wedding for a third time, I am getting used to making my garden look impressive at odd times of the year. This time the challenge will be to get something blooming ...

I want to tell you a “sweet” story. This is about good friends and sweet peas, the old-fashioned flower so popular many years ago in Victorian times. In our area sweet peas should be planted in the ...

Sweet peas need not be a mere June fling, an early-season flurry of fragrance and flower that dies away as summer heats up. With a few tricks and not all that much devotion, you can keep these frilly ...

Sweet peas are some of the most fragrant cut flowers to bloom in summer. Not only do their wide range of vibrant and pastel hues make for stunning arrangements, but their foliage and wispy tendrils ...

The last week of July is time to inspect your hanging baskets and container gardens. Give them some attention this week to keep them blooming until frost. As the weather starts to heat up, cool season ...

MOBILE, Alabama-- I've been threatening everyone with Gulf Coast sweet peas for 15 years now. In my early years as a garden writer, I’d have to say that sweet pea anguish was almost as pervasive as ...