The first sweet pea of summer
There is nothing I love more than a sweet pea. They are the ultimate gardening treat: in relatively few weeks you see them transformed from seed to seedling, from young leggy plant to frenzied climber, from scrambling mess to fragrant, blooming wonders. I love that the process can be so simple, and the result so satisfyingly lovely – like the first asparagus or sweet strawberries of the season, the first sweet pea makes my heart glad. And when that first sweet pea flower is also a special raspberry-ripple one? Clearly there is some kind of gardening karma at work. That back-breaking digging was worth it …
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