This year Eagle Sweet Peas alone carry the flag for sweet pea growers at the Chelsea Flower Show (stand B17). In recent year's they're shared the spotlight with Matthewman's Sweet Peas but this year their superbly arranged quality sweet peas will be the only sweet pea exhibit in the Great Pavilion. But the annual temptation of their new introductions continues, they have three promising newcomers at the show this year including ‘Leominster Boy'.
In vivid salmon orange shading to white in the heart of the flower, the large florets make it ideal for the garden, for cutting for the house and for showing. In the garden, I like to grow sweet peas planted on the sunny side of shrubs and climbing up into their foliage. ‘Leominster Boy' would look superb scrambling into yellow-leaved privet or ‘Black Lace' elder, just be prepared to give the sweet peas an occasional soak from the watering can in dry seasons.
Seed of sweet pea ‘Leominster Boy', and of their many other varieties, will be available at the show and after the show from Eagle Sweet Peas.