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These traditional wigwams make it easy to pick peas and smell the heavenly scent of the sweet pea flower.

Equipment needed:

• Secateurs

Materials needed:

• Willow supports approximately 120cm (47in) long and 1cm (1/2in) in diameter

• Hazel supports approximately 90cm (36in) long and 1cm (1/2in) in diameter

• Flexible willow withies approximately 30cm (12in) long

• Strong container approximately 45cm (18in) in diameter and 60cm (27in) in depth, with drainage holes

• Crocks and gravel

• Compost

• Garden twine

• Pea plants

• Sweet pea plants

What to do:

• Pea support:

• To support the peas Toby used willow known as wands, which are strong and flexible.

• Push the wands into the soil so they are firm, spacing them between 7-9cm (3-4in) allowing one support per plant.

• Next pull all the tops together in a bunch and tie using the garden twine.

• Sweet pea support:

• Firstly put some crocks and gravel in the base of your container and fill the container with compost and firm.

• Push the supports in around the side of the container so they are firm. In this case Toby used hazel supports which are strong and straight.

• Pull the tops together and trim level and then tie using the garden twine.

• Use willow withies to wrap around the top to hide the string.

• Other willow withies can be woven into circles and tied onto the sides of the wigwam for decoration.

• Plant your sweet peas, one per support. Toby used a highly scented old fashioned sweet pea called ‘Matucana’.