One of the easiest flowers ... wavy soft cream petals and yellow buds is a beautiful, scented sweet pea. Introduced in 1988 ...

If you're hoping for a garden bursting with colour in the warmer months, now is the time to plant the right flowers ... twist to your dishes. Plant sweet pea seeds in moist, well-drained soil ...

It's best to sow the seeds in October for planting the following spring, but you can also sow in spring. Sweet peas are annuals which are raised from seed to flower the same summer and then die. There ...

Why grow sweet peas as a screen ... the root ball of the plant. Allow plants to grow for four weeks until they are about 30cm (12in) tall, then select the best shoot and remove the rest.