Sydney Botanical Trial Garden
This year the Sydney Botanical Gardens are trialing sweet peas to see which varieties are best suited to their area. We supplied the...
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- Mar 13, 2021
- 9 min
History of Gawler Sweet Peas
It is hard to believe that the history of this amazing variety of sweet pea has not yet been documented. The Gawler variety of sweet pea...
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- Aug 21, 2020
- 2 min
Lathyrus x hammettii
Just look at this beauty!! The sweet peas you are used to growing are known by the botanical name of Lathyrus odoratus. Left is a new one...
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- Jun 3, 2020
- 3 min
Female Pioneers of the American Seed Business
This is an excerpt from "Old seed catalogs combined science, marketing, printing arts" by David Christenson. A study of old catalogs...
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- Feb 29, 2020
- 1 min
A Bunch Of Sweet Peas
In 1911 Lord Northcliffe the owner of the Daily Mail offered the colossal prize of £1000 to the amateur gardener who grew the best bunch...
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- Jan 21, 2020
- 1 min
Field Notes on Sweet Peas (1917)
The son of CC Morse of Morse and Co, Lester published Field Notes on Sweet Peas (1917). The majority of this book was a catalogue of all...
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- Nov 5, 2019
- 1 min
Stem Length
We are often asked about the stem length of our Sweet Peas. These are our Gawler Sweet Peas. As you can see long straight stems, extra...
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- Aug 21, 2019
- 2 min
The Origin of Dwarf Sweet Peas
The first cultivars that grew discernibly shorter than traditional sweet peas were noticed in the USA around 1850 (see notes) in the era...
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- Jan 21, 2019
- 1 min
The Importance of Scent
Being a horticulturist is such an interesting and diverse career. Recently a horticultural friend in the UK was asked to create a garden...
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- Jan 19, 2019
- 1 min
Sweet Pea Flower Size and Shape
We just wanted to show you the difference in Sweet Pea flowers. Heirlooms like America are smaller and have a more simple flower. They...
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- Jan 19, 2019
- 1 min
Pick the Dwarf Sweet Pea Flower
I bet you can't. It is the plant that is smaller not the flowers.
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- Dec 30, 2018
- 2 min
Henry Eckford - The Father of Sweet Peas
Henry Eckford (17 May 1823 – 5 December 1905) was a Scots horticulturist and reputedly the most famous breeder of sweet peas,...
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