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 ...

Sweet peas may be small-ish in size — compared to the roses and dahlias and other big-headed blossoms, that is — but they go huge, really huge, in the fancily frilly department. Stream Los Angeles ...

Sweet peas are among the most enjoyable annual flowers of summer. But not too many gardeners grow them. Perhaps because folks think they are difficult to grow. They aren't, but they don't appreciate ...

Q. Last year I planted a packet of sweet pea seeds next to my picket fence, but almost none came up. I’m determined to try again. Do you have any suggestions for improving my chances of success? A.

From fragrant sweet peas to old-fashioned roses, classic plants carry a comforting dose of nostalgia, instantly transporting us back to our grandparents’ gardens. But they’re not just memories: ...

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 ...

The brown-specked ‘Chocolate Streamer’ sweet peas are rare and unusual. ( Baker Creek Seed Co. ) The brown-specked ‘Chocolate Streamer’ sweet peas are rare and unusual. ( Baker Creek Seed Co. ) ...

Fragrant sweet peas are cool-season annuals whose seeds, like those of alyssum, larkspur, pansies, bachelor’s buttons and calendula, can be sown directly in rich garden soil once it has thawed and ...

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 ...

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's a 'Pastel Sunset,' a 'Regal Robe' and even a 'Watermelon' at the ready for warm moments in your garden. Eye and nose candy, this trio is the new sweet pea component of the late summer-fall ...