We love sweet peas - doesn’t everyone? They’re beautiful, they smell great, and they’re easy to grow. If you’ve already sown them indoors, you’re probably wondering when to plant out sweet peas.

If you’ve decided to plant sweet peas from seed this year, you’ve made a wise choice. These hardy annuals make a lovely addition to the garden, and if you’re about to sow the seeds, you’re probably ...

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 ...

Gardeners numbed by Hurricane Ike's nasty blow could use some comfort. Many of us face the overwhelming job of starting over, replanting with sun-loving shrubs and perennials. But before we dig into ...

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 ...

There is not a specific date to plant sweet pea seeds as long as you plant them in the fall: anytime in October, November or by early December. Sweet pea seeds planted in October do as well as those ...

Spring is undeniably the best time of the year to dust off your gardening equipment and get to planting. And while you can stick to tending to your green hedges, your flourishing veggie patch, and ...

These ideas were gleaned from several sources about what we should be doing in the garden now. This first item is from the Gardeners Club newsletter “Into the Garden”, edited by long-time member Lise ...