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Discover why I sow sweet peas in autumn, how I save my own seeds and why these beautifully scented flowers are a favourite for cutting gardens and wedding bouquets. If I had to choose just one flower for my cutting garden, it would probably be the sweet pea. I love everything about them: the colour, the scent, the delicate, slightly crumpled petals and the way they seem to tumble and dance rather than sit politely in a vase. They feel quintessentially English and, for me, the

Now Is the Sweet Spot for Taking Rose Cuttings - Here's How to Do It in 7 Simple Steps I was eight years old when I was bought my first rose. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree - my parents were rose lovers and we had a rose bed in the back garden. Me and my four brothers were taken to the garden centre and each given a rose of our own to look after. I chose a garden rose called 'Gail Borden' - large, fully double, high-centred blooms in a pink blend, with peachy salmon