Sweet pea growing secrets

Ursula Cholmeley recommends sowing sweet peas now for stronger plants that will better withstand the weather

Mike Palmer has some sage words about growing and propagating these long-lasting stunners

It’s time to begin the garden tidy up, but don’t leave borders bare and featureless. There’s opportunities to plant bulbs in pots, borders and lawns, sow sweet peas and take evergreen cuttings

Pea can be sown now, either to overwinter and harvest as pods in early summer or to harvest as pea shoots throughout autumn and winter. Pea shoots are the perfect crop for a tiny space and will produc

Sue Bradley rustles up some enticing ways to enable you to enjoy, and benefit from, your garden over the months ahead

The garden has given me much joy this year, though it’s not been without its challenges! Especially the weather, with so little rain for long periods. But those two months of drought made little impac