First ever sweet pea

For several years I have struggled to grow sweet peas ... the seeds will germinate and seedlings grow healthy and strong and then I plant them out and never see a bloom!

I had given up, thinking that I was just rubbish and would look enviously at wigwams of plentiful blooms in other peoples gardens.

This year I was given some unwanted seedlings so planted them up and expected nothing ... and this one appeared (and there are more to come!!!)

They are not the strongest plants I have seen but they are producing flowers - so this summer I will have the scent of sweet peas at home :-)