Posts by Alison Shreeve

We are delighted to announce that the President of the National Sweet Pea Society, Roger Parsons, has been recognised in the 2026 RHS People Awards. The citation reads: Roger has made an outstanding contribution to sweet peas through establishing a scientific National Collection, breeding new cultivars and promoting Lathyrus to a worldwide audience. His National…

Our Spring Bulletin for members is now available to download from the Members Area of the website. It has also been mailed out to members who are not online only, so if you have not yet received yours it should be on its way. If you don’t receive it please let us know and we…

Sweet Pea seeds can be sown any time from October to early March depending on your location. For more information on sowing visit our web pages on growing. There are varieties to suit your every need! From tall frilly Spencers to shorter varieties to grow in containers. There are also annual species which are very…

The NSPS is a registered charity, and as such can benefit from government aid to boost the level of your donations by 25% – that is 25p for every £1 you donate. This helped Society funds to the tune of c£2000 in 2023. Signing a gift aid declaration costs you nothing and anyone who is…

We are delighted to announce that Kings Seeds, who kindly sponsor classes at our National Shows are also offering members a discount of 20% off all flower and vegetable seeds. Please see the back of our Annual for the code to use when ordering from Kings.