why Sweet Peas?

**Alison** · 09-11-2006, 11:58 AM

They've very pretty and smell nice - is that good enough, oh yes and they're easy too.

**Lesley Jay** · 09-11-2006, 12:15 PM

Sweet peas look lovely and smell lovely aswell. They make really good cut flowers for the house and a mixed packet of seeds gives a great colourful display. I grow them up the outside of the greenhouse and they always look lovely.

**Bex** · 09-11-2006, 12:54 PM

Do they not attract good guy insects aswell or is that just what the garden centre told me to sell me a couple of packets of seeds.

**Waffler** · 09-11-2006, 01:10 PM

They're one of my favourite - for the smell as much as their delicate look. I had a vase of sweetpeas in the house all through the summer (not the same ones, obviously!

) I guess they're the quintessential English cottage garden flower - way up there with roses. They can add more colour to a bean growing area and are great for wall/fence covering. And of course they come in a wide range of colours too!

Not sure about the insects Bex; mine had a few ladybirds on this summer as a result of all the aphids. I made a daily trip to flick the aphids off the plants, and there were still plenty left for the ladybirds.

**Alice** · 09-11-2006, 04:20 PM

Everyone else has said it. They're lovely, they smell wonderful - I like a garden to smell like a garden - and they give you cut flowers for the house all summer long. I think that's three good reasons.

**martini** · 09-11-2006, 05:25 PM

I agree, I think they're wonderful flowers. Kings catalogue has a really good selection of sweet peas.

**lozza_9** · 09-11-2006, 05:35 PM

excellent Thank you for answering my husband question.

I think we will be having some sweet peas on our allotment and garden at home.

Lorraine

**nick the grief** · 09-11-2006, 06:07 PM

Don't have any off Snadger though - his don't flower

If you are intersted in sweet peas there are a couple of good sites to look at as well as Kings

http://www.lathyrus.com/index.html and
http://www.rpsweetpeas.co.uk/
well worth a look.

**Waffler** · 09-11-2006, 06:09 PM

Originally posted by martini View Post

I agree, I think they're wonderful flowers. Kings catalogue has a really good selection of sweet peas.

Yes, I've bought some from them - to fuel my addiction! I've just come back from the garden centre with another 5 packs of spring bulbs. Spose there are more expensive (and harmful) habits!

**Bex** · 09-11-2006, 06:13 PM

Wow Nick, just visited the second site you recommend and the flowers are absolutely beautiful. I just love sweet peas, the colours are stunning. I can feels a sweet pea order coming on.

**Snadger** · 09-11-2006, 09:33 PM

Originally posted by nick the grief View Post

Don't have any off Snadger though - his don't flower

If you are intersted in sweet peas there are a couple of good sites to look at as well as Kings

http://www.lathyrus.com/index.html and
http://www.rpsweetpeas.co.uk/
well worth a look.

Another way to look at it Nic is: people are just planting the seeds of there's for next year whereas I have 8'-0" seedlings already!

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