SNIPPING bunches of sweet peas from the garden is one of the joys of summer. These deliciously scented annuals have a ‘cut-and-come-again’ habit, which means that if picked regularly they will keep blooming, providing you with fresh flowers for the house for months.
Sweet peas () can be sown any time between October and early June. But for bushy, robust plants and the earliest flowers, sow them now in autumn, or in late winter. They don’t need much cosseting and can be grown outdoors in a cold frame or in a cold greenhouse. If it’s a very chilly autumn, however, it’s best to place them on a kitchen windowsill until they germinate, after which they can be
