Sweet peas (Lathyrus odoratus) are sweet-smelling annuals with delicate, wing-shaped flowers and a slender stem. They are beautiful in cut-flower bouquets, gardens, or whimsically winding their way up ...

Making your dream vegetable garden a reality when you have a small space is anything but impossible, thanks to container gardening! It may look more like window boxes and terracotta pots filled with ...

EVERY YEAR, RIGHT around Valentine’s Day, I begin soaking, sprouting and starting seeds, dreaming of the fragrant blossoms to come. This year, I’m tweaking my familiar garden ritual. Earlier this ...

Do you love the smell and beautiful pastel colors of sweet peas in early spring? You can grow them yourself if you get started now. Sweet peas (Lathyrus odoratus) require full sun, fertile soil and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Some say the most intoxicating perfume in the world comes from sweet peas. The sweet scent is often described as a mixture of honey and oranges. You can grow sweet peas in your Midwest garden, but you ...