Island Life Magazine Ltd February / March 2016 | Page 62
GARDENING
Pretty peas
IN THE
GARDEN
With Tina Hyde
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F
or me annual sweet peas
are one of the loveliest
flowers of early summer
evoking memories of old
gardens and summers long
past. Blooming in every shade
from white to darkest purple
with the exception of yellow,
they’re a great way of adding
height to a border and they
make the most wonderful cut
flowers too. Some varieties are
highly scented whilst others
have been bred to produce
larger flowers at the expense
of their fragrance. I prefer the
scented varieties and grew
some for the first time in a
long while last summer, I really
enjoyed the luxury of being able