• 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 ...

The glory of the sweet-pea bloom is behind her, but Glenys Johnson still loves autumn, perhaps most of all. As she pulls the dry pods from her spent vines and opens them to remove the seeds, she knows ...

Many vegetables that were planted back in spring, such as tomatoes, squash, cucumbers and snap beans, are finishing or have already reached the end of their productive season. Once the harvest is ...

And how to create your own vegetable patch in your garden GROWING peas in home gardens is a cherished tradition for many, offering not just a rewarding harvest of sweet pods but also a delightful ...

Asparagus pea will tolerate the same sort of arid, worn-out ground preferred by nasturtiums. Heirloom Vegetable Gardening by William Woys Weaver is the culmination of some thirty years of first-hand ...

Sweet peas have finished flowering for the summer, with many gardeners now focused on deadheading to prolong their display of dainty blooms. While you may have missed your chance to grow your own ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This year’s not-so-superbloom of wildflowers in San Luis Obispo County may have peaked in most places, but not so along Highway 46 ...

Sweet and tender peas are easy to grow in cooler climates, or over the cooler months in warmer places. Enjoy them in pasta, salads, risottos and stir-fries, as well as eating them straight from the ...

Now is the time to sow sweet-pea seeds: here’s how to make sure you have beautiful blooms come spring and summer Tom Brown, a Telegraph columnist for four years, is head gardener at West Dean College ...

Sweet peas are annuals, which mean they germinate, grow, flower, set seed and die all in one year meaning they have to be re-grown each year. They are long-flowering and provide plenty of colour, ...