Just wanted to say that there is a swap being organized for later this month. Here is a link to that thread :) Here is a link that might be useful: Tomato and Pepper Seed Swap

Well, I have tried growing sweet peas in containers and trained it to grow up a bamboo pyramid, but these aren't called topiaries. Living topiaries are normally plants that have a long life, and sweet peas, being annuals are most certainly not. They do well for a short time in containers but as summers come, their pots tend to dry out more often, the plants come to seed too fast and they start getting aphid infested and tired looking by mid summer. Sweet peas are sensitive to heat and need to remain cool. Once the blooms set in, you'd need to deadhead them as often as you can. And try as you might, the leaves and stem start turning yellow as teh days get hotter. Believe me, even if you tried pruning them as often as you can, they won't look neat and tidy. Howeve,r having said all that, by all means, though, try the plant as a container plant, but just keep in mind this plant is an annual and won't last as long.

The annual sweet pea climbs like clematis, having tendrils that wrap around anything they can get hold of. Not sure if you will have flowers by July if they just sprouted recently. I only grew them once and they sprouted in April but didn't bloom for me until later in July. Lois in PA

Wow, so pretty, Harold! What does it do in the summer? Die to the ground? There is a perennial type of sweet pea too, that you sometimes see in the high country (in summer there) but it's not scented. We'd love to learn more about yours, it really is impressive! Thanks for sharing it!