Fragrantly flowered sweet peas have resurged in popularity with home gardeners in recent years.
Seed companies offer more varieties than ever.
Some are imported from England. Others are heirloom varieties, passed down from gardener to gardener through the decades. Two basic types of sweet peas are available. Both types make wonderful cut flowers that fill the house with their sweet, old-fashioned fragrance. Plant sweet peas early, as soon as the soil can be worked in the spring.