Peas

Introduced in 1979 and immediately awarded a gold medal at the All-America Selections, the 'Sugar Snap' pea has become a must-have. This climbing variety develops long, vigorous stems that twine elegantly around their support, bearing delicate white flowers followed by plump, bright green pods.

In a vibrant and bountiful garden, it embodies simple nourishment: undemanding and quick-growing, it offers an abundant harvest in early summer. Its vertical growth optimizes space while creating a shady spot for other plants. It naturally fixes nitrogen in the soil and participates in the garden's rhythm with consistency and flexibility.

Cascadia peas are a must-have variety for snap pea lovers. They are distinguished by their very fleshy, juicy, and crisp pods, containing flavorful little peas. Completely stringless, they offer a simple and enjoyable harvesting and eating experience.

The plants form vigorous vines reaching approximately 90 cm in height. Production is abundant and consistent, facilitating frequent harvests over a concentrated period. Highly disease-resistant, this variety proves reliable even under less than ideal growing conditions.

In the garden, Cascadia is prized for its earliness and consistency. It reaches maturity in about 60 days and is perfectly suited to early-season vegetable gardens. Light support allows the plants to develop harmoniously and facilitates harvesting.

In the local area, the Cascadia pea is perceived as a plant of freshness and efficiency. It embodies those well-selected modern varieties capable of quickly offering a generous and tasty harvest, while remaining easy to grow.

Originating from North American breeding programs, the Oregon Sugar Pod snow pea has become a favorite in vegetable gardens in regions with cool springs. It's a flat-podded pea, harvested whole before the peas develop too much, to enjoy its tenderness and sweetness.

In the garden, its tender green foliage clings to slender supports with its tendrils, creating a small edible hedge that discreetly accompanies the cycle of the seasons. In welcoming, well-drained soil, it offers a beautiful, consistent yield: the pods appear one after another, inviting regular harvesting, an age-old practice that punctuates the daily pleasure of gardening.

In a thriving garden, this pea contributes to the diversity of legumes, while also playing a vital role in providing sustenance for the household. Its benevolent presence fits naturally into a deeply rooted approach to respectful cultivation, where one learns to observe, understand, and act in harmony with the cool climate of early season.

Originating from European market gardening traditions, the Petit Provençal pea is a dwarf variety of garden pea that has naturally found its place in gourmet vegetable gardens. Its green pods, neatly arranged on compact plants, offer small, round, sweet peas that are harvested in the freshness of spring or early summer.

In the garden, this variety stands out for its low, regular growth habit, which makes it easy to care for and harvest in a manageable, productive space. It integrates well into a vibrant garden, whether planted along a border or as a low hedge, and contributes to the cycle of the seasons by gently and undemandingly enriching the soil with nitrogen. It's a reliable plant for anyone wishing to rediscover the age-old practice of sowing peas as soon as the soil becomes receptive in spring.

Selected by Rod Lamborn, son of the renowned Dr. Calvin Lamborn — creator of the Sugar Snap pea — Royal Snap II perpetuates a lineage of family expertise, combining innovation and traditional gardening. This deep purple snap pea is distinguished first and foremost by its spectacular flowering, composed of two-tone violet and purple flowers, which give way to beautiful, firm, and crisp pods measuring 7 to 8 cm.

In the garden, its bushy, compact, and graceful plants readily thrive without support. Ideal for small spaces, containers, or sunny balconies, they establish themselves easily in cool, well-drained soil. With its easy-to-root and welcoming nature, Royal Snap II integrates perfectly into the rhythm of spring plantings, where it helps enrich the soil thanks to its nitrogen-fixing capacity. A true partner in the living garden.

An heirloom variety with unparalleled charm, the 'Golden Sweet' snow pea brightens vegetable gardens with its vibrant yellow pods, clearly visible against the tender green foliage. Originating from the agricultural traditions of Eastern Europe and Central Asia, it embodies the know-how of generations who selected it for its earliness and exceptional sweetness.

Climbing and vigorous, it rises steadily along its support, adorned with two-toned flowers in shades of mauve and purple. In a quiet corner of the garden, it provides a reliable and prolonged harvest, while enriching the soil through natural nitrogen fixation. An elegant and easy-to-grow companion plant that makes the most of every square meter of cultivated land.

Throughout the seasons, Golden Sweet proves to be a reliable companion in gardens with cooler climates. It thrives in the welcoming, well-drained, and organically rich soils of spring. In a harmonious vegetable garden, it climbs its support, creating a light, vertical structure that shelters small organisms in the soil and the surrounding tall grass. Its production of succulent pods contributes to a nourishing space where each harvest recalls the age-old act of gathering, day after day, what the plant so consistently provides.