sweet peas blooming

[shei111]

Hello I planted some sweet peas October 07 some of them are now coming out and dont they smell beautiful sheila

[Cheryl]

OOh lucky you - seems a little early for sweet peas, wish I'd planted some now - I'm only jealous Sheila. Such a lovely fragrance

[starlight]

My autumn sown sweet peas are in bud too, the rest are all spring sown so will flower much later on. They are gorgeous

[shei111]

Originally Posted by Cheryl

OOh lucky you - seems a little early for sweet peas, wish I'd planted some now - I'm only jealous Sheila. Such a lovely fragrance

Hello cheryl I planted 2 pks first week in october over an arch with honeysuckle the pink coloured ones are out . I also planted 2 more packs in november In between the clematis but they are only 3 foot ish high I did plant different months so I get a sucession of flowers throughout this season . I also planted the last pack in february they are only 8 inches high, I call it trial and error Cor dont they smell so nice espeically early mornings and evenings ? sheila

[Stewy]

I love sweet peas, we've been growing an old fashioned variety (Matucana) for a few years but I have no seeds this year as I sold them all on eBay!

[Jez]

I love them too, I have the everlasting variety and the fragrance is intoxicating!

[shei111]

Originally Posted by Stewy

I love sweet peas, we've been growing an old fashioned variety (Matucana) for a few years but I have no seeds this year as I sold them all on eBay!

Shame on you stewy we could have had a sweet pea comp. sheila

[Stewy]

Originally Posted by shei111

Shame on you stewy we could have had a sweet pea comp. sheila

That was only the Matucana, there are others in the ground.

[shei111]

Originally Posted by Stewy

That was only the Matucana, there are others in the ground.

Ok stewy you are forgiven sheila

[witham]

Sweet peas are one of my most favourite flowers, they always remind me of my gran, she also loved them and used to have loads growing around her garden, the dead heading on the older varieties can be a bit of a chore but worth it to keep them going longer, last year I grew some hanging ones and had them in a couple of baskets I put on top of old chimneys which I had painted with the same white paint that we had done the outside walls with and they looked very nice,

[shei111]

Originally Posted by witham

Sweet peas are one of my most favourite flowers, they always remind me of my gran, she also loved them and used to have loads growing around her garden, the dead heading on the older varieties can be a bit of a chore but worth it to keep them going longer, last year I grew some hanging ones and had them in a couple of baskets I put on top of old chimneys which I had painted with the same white paint that we had done the outside walls with and they looked very nice,

Hello witham I planted them because I wanted something to go up each side of the new arch we put in and the peas have mingled nicely with the honeysuckle and soon gets to 5 to 6 feet tall, plus the smell wooooo the smell remind me of the old fashioned perfume my gran use to wear.: sheila

[witham]

Originally Posted by shei111

Hello witham I planted them because I wanted something to go up each side of the new arch we put in and the peas have mingled nicely with the honeysuckle and soon gets to 5 to 6 feet tall, plus the smell wooooo the smell remind me of the old fashioned perfume my gran use to wear.: sheila

I don't normally have flowers indoors I prefer to see them au natural, but I have on occasion had a few Sweet Peas they look very nice with Asparagus fern, the down side is the dozens of little black bugs that appear from out of their flowers although I bet someone who loves bugs will perhaps say that's the best thing about them