It's best to grow sweet peas from seed in fall or early spring before planting out seedlings in mid-spring. This is the perfect opportunity to train your sweet pea seedlings to climb a tent-like ...

You have a few options when it comes to the best month for planting sweet peas; you can sow your seeds undercover in a ...

As sweet peas can reach up to two metres in growth, you may want to place structures in the soil around the area your plants are growing. This can include bamboo canes or "wigwam" type structures.

MONTY DON was on hand to share his tips when it came to planting out sweet peas and ensuring the very best harvest this summer.

Howard placed a row of Witkiem from the Herbary in the middle of the yet-to-be-planted sweet pea wigwam. Saved Cherokee Trail of Tears originally from the Seed Ambassador stash ...

Looking for a fun garden project to do with your children this summer? Growing beautiful sunflowers or making a sweet pea wigwam are a couple of nifty ideas.

Use willow withies to wrap around the top to hide the string. Other willow withies can be woven into circles and tied onto the sides of the wigwam for decoration. Plant your sweet peas, one per ...

Sweet peas add a pop of colour to any garden - and Monty Don has reminded gardeners of the best time to begin growing them ...

Monty Don reveals the scent of sweet peas is better than any man-made perfume. The British gardening expert said July triggers the annual digging first new potatoes.

The first time I grew sweet pea, I constructed a wigwam from shiny new bamboos and carefully planted some sweet pea at its feet. And then I waited for the tendrils to hoist the stems up, up and ...

You can easily construct a wigwam support using bamboo canes and twine. There are many different varieties and colours of sweet pea, Lathyrus odoratus. Spencer Mix are classic, with large blooms ...