No summer garden is complete without sweet peas. With super-abundant, delicate flowers with a heavenly perfume, they are addictive to grow, not least for their cut-flower potential, filling our homes ...

• Seeds for sweet peas and native California wildflowers should be planted in November to get the best blooms this spring. • Sweet peas have a delicate, unforgettable fragrance that has never been ...

If you are itching to dust the snow off the garden and get some seeds in, peas are the salvation you’re looking for. I’ve extolled the power of peas before, but I barely scratched the surface on their ...

In this video, I give you my five top tips on how to grow a ton of snow peas so if you want to know how to grow lots of peas watch this vid! Self Sufficient Me is based on our small 3-acre ...

CORVALLIS – Sweet peas are a classic flower in English gardens since they were introduced in the 17th century from southern Italy and have transplanted well to all parts of the world, including ...

Peas are a cool season crop planted in November and February. While November has past, February is a good month to plant peas that will mature in early spring. Three types of peas are grown by home ...

Peas are classified as legumes and a "founder crop" domesticated in the Fertile Crescent about 11,000 years ago according to online research publications. They are a type of legume native to the ...

DENVER — Gardeners begin planting in earnest around St. Patrick's Day. Inside, we celebrate the day with pots of shamrocks. Shamrocks don't really exist in Ireland or anywhere else. They're just Dutch ...

My grandmother grew pink sweet peas to cover tattered tar paper siding on a shed in her tiny garden on the east side of Buffalo. I remember my sister and me picking the flowers and seed pods for ...

A staple of the summer garden, peas are among the easy-to-grow vegetables that'll thrive in shady areas. Lathyrus oleraceus (formerly Pisum sativum) is the scientific name covering several pea ...