Sweet Peas (Lathyrus odoratus) are one of my favorite flowers! I have loved them since I was a child as they remind me of special times with mygrandmother. When September and October roll around, it ...

This annual is a hardy flower that enjoys the cool temperatures. Starting it from seed in early fall can leave you with ...

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 ...

You might say daughter-in-law Dawn Meredith Peck has the uncommon sense in this family. Or, at least, an uncommon sense of scent, a pursuit of floral fragrance which has driven her to write three ...

Sweet peas are easy-to-grow, hardy annuals. If you live in USDA Zone 7 or warmer, plant them outdoors in late fall. Elsewhere, plant them from late winter to very early spring. The seedlings can ...

For as long as I can remember - which is usually about two minutes, the same as my attention span - I've heard that Good Friday is the traditional day for planting peas. That always struck me as being ...

Nothing makes scents like sweet peas. These climbing, vining legumes aren’t edible — they’re grown for their flowers, and when I say flowers, think armfuls of colorful, ambrosial bouquets, brightening ...

There are two types of gardeners: those who enjoy the slowness of winter and those who want to get back in the dirt as soon as possible. The truth is there are plenty of garden tasks to keep you busy ...

One of my favorite things to do on a family road trip is to slow down and take in whatever town we are passing through. Often I spy wild purple peas climbing a rickety fence at a house or two, or ...

To get the most out of your crops and flowers, it is helpful to practice companion planting in your garden. By pairing certain plants together, you can deter pests, attract pollinators, suppress weeds ...

Hold on - this is not the fragrant annual sweet pea flower you remember from home (I'll write about those gems in a future article). This plant is an evergreen shrub producing vibrant violet/purple ...

A person picking runner beans from a plant - Dougal Waters/Getty Images To get the most out of your crops and flowers, it is helpful to practice companion planting in your garden. By pairing certain ...