Oh Sweet Pea

When I was young nearly every garden in our neighbourhood had sweet peas growing in it. Those along with pinks, pansies, marigolds, snapdragons, wallflowers and sweet Williams. Now I very rarely see any of these flowers in the garden beds and often wonder what makes a flower fall out of fashion. They obviously weren't difficult to grow, after all we had them in our garden and my Dad was not a gardener by any stretch of the imagination. Maybe it is our need for instant gratification. We can now buy hanging baskets and patio pots that have been started in a greenhouse and instantly bring colour and beauty to our gardens.

 

I miss the "old fashioned" flowers so this year we decided to try and grow some sweet peas. Not the big rows of them my aunt used to have in her garden, we just don't have the room, but some miniature ones in pots. So far so good and it is lovely to walk outside and be greeted by their fragrance. Who knows, maybe next year will see some wallflowers in the garden. That is if I can find any.

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