Join renowned UK Sweet Pea breeder and grower Phil Johnson, and Swedish Sweet Pea authority Cecilia Wingård, who have combined their abundant bouquet of knowledge, to create a new 240-page floral bible, A World of Sweet Peas, which is bursting with fascinating information on why this annual scent sensation, has become so beloved and cultivated around the globe.
A World of Sweet Peas offers aficionados and beginners alike, everything they need to know about this cottage garden favourite, including its fascinating heritage dating back to 1699, to the late 1800s when Lathyrus odoratus became a floral obsession and took the world by storm.
This bumper book is filled with detail on the special features of 100s of different varieties grown around the globe and provides easy to use guides for growing success, as well as interesting insights into how new varieties are bred and raised. There is even a section on how to help children begin a magical flower growing journey, with the easiest varieties and fail-safe cultivating methods.
A World of Sweet Peas also offers masses of inspiration and ideas for the creation of stunning floral arrangements with your summer crop and recommendations on plants to grow as cut-flower companions, to enable picture perfect sweet pea bouquets to fill your home with fragrance. The authors also consider the huge range of fragrances and they have even curated the first-ever classification of sweet pea scents.
This beautiful, weighty book will make the perfect gift to conjure up a sense of summer for any gardener or plant lover, as it’s beautifully illustrated throughout with hundreds of colourful photos, taken by leading Scandanavian photographers Pernilla Bergdahl and Bjarne Stæhr.
Speakers
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Phil Johnson
Phil Johnson
Phil Johnson is one of Britain’s leading sweet pea seed breeders and an expert in the field and is the managing director of English Sweet.
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Cecilia Wingård
Cecilia Wingård
Cecilia Wingård is the author of two popular books in Swedish on sweet peas and cut flowers