Sweet Peas

Rosemary takes charge of the flowers on the allotment and grows these magnificent sweet peas.  We've grown them in the same position for a few years and they seem to like it.

The nurseries sell them as small plants a dozen or so to a pot.  She separates them, putting three to a pot and pinches the top third out.  This encourages them to produce side shoots, thereby ensuring a better show. She keeps them in the greenhouse until the frosts are over and then plants them out without further separation.