Sweet Peas

"The worst of it is, I looked at the first pic and thought "they look remarkably like lilies" duh, then I panned right."

The worst of it is that you admitted it! But you are right about the ones on the left being lilies

"you'll have to start a gladioli pics thread when they bloom this year"

Good plan ... although mine will be late again - still haven't started them off :(

 

Sounds like my way of growing them too!

 

Right then, maybe I'll do this. Take out SOME of the side-shoots, but I can't be doing with that layering stuff, sounds like a lot of agro I'll be growing them alongside my runner beans (8ft canes) so I'd imagine it would take quite a long time to reach the top anyway. Cheers...freddy. P.S. I too am growing some 'glads' and like the idea of a thread/gallery.