Gardens Illustrated Magazine

Sweet success

Georgie's top 10 sweet peas to grow

A stand of sweet peas is an irresistible addition to any summer garden, planted to grow up teepees, scramble over pergolas, fill pots or (my favourite) grow in rows, potager style, in a cut-flower patch.

I started my cut-flower business by selling bunches of sweet peas from a barrow in the lane in front of my house, and I wouldn’t be without them. I love their scent as well as their crepe de chine frilliness, and although they aren’t wowfactor flowers, they are great when cut, as each one is individual perfection. My clients love them tumbling out of wedding bouquets, tight in

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