Sweet pea time in Sebastopol - Guide - open house at farm in Sebastopol, California - Brief Article

Sunset, June, 2002 by Lauren Bonar Swezey

* Every spring, Glenys Johnson anxiously awaits the appearance of her first blooms--and the start of her spring-summer cut flower business--at Enchanting Sweet Peas farm in Sebastopol. "I am always amazed at how beautiful the frilly-edged blossoms are," says Johnson of those first blooms.

From April to August, Johnson supplies local florists and markets with these lovely blossoms. But one day a year, she has an open house at her farm, where visitors can see and smell her 30 varieties of English Spencer sweet peas growing on 400 feet of trellising. Spencer varieties are truly extraordinary," says Johnson.

This year's open house will be on Sunday, June 9. Visitors can take a self-guided tour through the garden, learn growing tips from Johnson, buy cut flowers, and purchase sweet pea seeds (at a 20 percent discount) from the 18 types listed in her catalog, as well as other varieties she's experimenting with.

11-4; free. 890 N. Gravenstein Hwy. (State 116); (707) 829-5284.