English peas and garden peas are from the same variety that are grown for their sweet flavour, colour and tender texture. They are not to be confused with sweet peas, which are grown for their flowers and are not edible. Other varieties of peas are dried split peas, which are great in soups, such as London particular and traditionally used to make pease pudding. Marrowfat peas are garden or English peas that have been allowed to dry out before harvesting. They are traditionally used to make mushy peas but I prefer to to make mushy peas with garden peas as they are much tastier.