General Chat

Hiya Ann.... yes, I've googled it... what do you reckon to letting one or two grow up those Horse chestnuts??? It would seem that some of them are rather vigorous... but no perfume.

Pretty flowers though..... Mmmmm, nice in those two corners.... and maybe the one would also like to trail all over the shed..... I might order them later!! Never bought plants online before... anyone had any experiences, good or bad??

Love

Daff xxx

Daff I am sure you can still buy the perennial sweet pea.

one of my favourite flowers and my mums. Apparently her dad used to grow them as well so must be a gene ive picked up.

When I made SiL wedding cake the flowers I made for tiers were sweet peas and roses and my sisters cake I m made them again.

Also love freesias

My OH grows a large row of sweet peas on the allotment every year, and I have two jars of these on the kitchen window sill as we speak. The smell is so gorgeous. Such a simple flower, but one that gives so much.
Julia in Derbyshire

Ann, can one still get the perennial sweet pea? I would love one!!

Mine haven't flowered yet.... they are in a tub with petunia and *proper* nicotiana, so that should be a lovely fragrant spot in a few weeks, too.

Love

Daff xxxx

The ones that flowered first and smell the strongest are an 'old fashioned' variety with small flowers similar to the perennial sweet pea, burgundy and pink, the lilac and pink and blue larger flowered ones still have a scent but not so strong.

Didn't get any in early so are still waiting for ours to grow tall enough to flower lol, they are only about 15" so a way to go yet, but hopefully the sun will help them come on. They are one of my favourite flowers, my Mum brought me a huge bunch in to the hospital from her garden, when I had just given birth to my son, they smelled wonderful.
Mind you, my sister in law the month before got a big fancy bouquet from a florist after she gave birth to my nephew four weeks earlier!

Lizx

It's a real smell of an English summer, I think.... So lovely.

None of the 'normal ones' quite out yet, where I'm house-sitting, but the everlasting ones, ...Is that the correct term? are flowering well.
I'll pick some later in the week, although I don't think they have the same scent.

Gwyn

Mine are just about ready to flower,and I can't wait. My friend says the smell of sweet peas remind him of his Grandmother.

Don't they smell lovely? Just been down the garden and the perfume is so strong.

Ann
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