Sweet Peas

Seasonal tips, growing guides, and honest lessons from seven years of trial and error.

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Sweet pea evenings and a garden that feels full
Seasonal Updates

Sweet pea evenings and a garden that feels full

2025-06-18

There is not much that beats mid-June in the garden for me.

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Chelsea week, sweet rocket and a full patio
Seasonal Updates

Chelsea week, sweet rocket and a full patio

2025-05-21

Late May is always the point where the patio starts feeling like a proper room again.

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Mulch, sweet peas and spring pots everywhere
Growing & Planting

Mulch, sweet peas and spring pots everywhere

2025-03-12

This was the point where March suddenly started looking properly busy.

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One minute picking sweet peas, the next at Hampton Court
Garden Projects

One minute picking sweet peas, the next at Hampton Court

2024-07-01

This is one of those weeks that has held a bit of everything I love: sweet peas at home, summer borders looking fuller by the day and a trip to Hampton Court with flower friends.

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First sweet peas and that mid-May feeling
Seasonal Updates

First sweet peas and that mid-May feeling

2024-05-20

Mid-May is such a lovely point in the gardening year because all the firsts start happening at once. The first sweet peas, the first cornflowers, the first proper armfuls that make you think yes, here we go.

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