IN THE PINK

Family-run Chiltern Seeds, based near Wallingford in Oxfordshire, has come up with a pretty-pretty collection of sweet peas in its ‘Pink Champagne Mix’, with three varieties that will make excellent bedfellows. First up is ‘Juliet’, which has a powerful scent with citrus overtones and cream flowers with a pinky-apricot blush. Frilly ‘Heaven Scent’ is a light apricot pink with a creamy background; and, finally, large-flowered ‘Valerie Harrod’ is a warm coral pink, flushed with white at the base. Price £2.75 per packet (01491 824675; chilternseeds.co.uk).