"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." I can’t remember exactly who or what first drew me to growing sweet peas—it might have been the great ...

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 ...

Do you love the smell and beautiful pastel colors of sweet peas in early spring? You can grow them yourself if you get started now. Sweet peas (Lathyrus odoratus) require full sun, fertile soil and ...

FOR GENERATIONS, delicate flowers and an evocative fragrance have earned sweet peas a place in the hearts of gardeners and nongardeners alike. Marryn Mathis is the owner of The Farmhouse Flower Farm ...

EVERY YEAR, RIGHT around Valentine’s Day, I begin soaking, sprouting and starting seeds, dreaming of the fragrant blossoms to come. This year, I’m tweaking my familiar garden ritual. Earlier this ...

With their delicious perfume and myriad of candy-like hues, sweet peas are undeniably one of the best early-summer bloomers. To grow them in your garden, you can either sow some seeds (a wider range ...