Enchanting Sweet Peas 是由 Glenys Johnson 在加利福尼亚州 Sebastopol 创立的家族香豌豆种子专营企业，自 1997 年创立至今已逾 28 年。苗圃专注于英国 Spencer 系列香豌豆的种子培育与零售，品种涵盖粉色、白色、蓝色、紫罗兰色、红色、桃色以及斑点与条纹共 28 个品系。Enchanting Sweet Peas 自 1999 年起出版印刷种子目录，2000 年上线官方在线商城，并曾两次登上《Better Homes and Gardens》杂志；2017 年开放日停办后，公司继续以小规模精品模式运营，种子直邮美国本土与加拿大。
Sebastopol 起步与 Spencer 香豌豆引种历程
Glenys Johnson 自幼便在祖父的菜园中采摘人生第一束香豌豆，由此开启了对这一花种的终生热爱。1989 年她在家中后院小规模试种切花香豌豆，1990 年因花商与本地市场反响良好而将种植规模扩至邻近田地；1992 年她在当地社区学院的一次课程中首次接触到英国 Spencer 香豌豆，惊讶于其花径硕大、瓣缘褶皱、茎杆修长而坚韧，于是自 1993 年起专门进口该系列种子，并加入英国 National Sweet Pea Society 与全球专家交流种植技艺。
1997 年品牌创立与目录零售
1997 年 Enchanting Sweet Peas 作为香豌豆种子公司正式创立，初期销售 13 个从英国进口的 Spencer 命名品种及一个混合装小袋。1999 年公司印发首份黑白种子目录邮寄至约 2,000 名园丁，并首次举办公众开放日；2000 年公司上线 enchantingsweetpeas.com 提供在线订购，并开始自产部分种子；2002 至 2012 年间印刷彩色目录分春秋两季寄送，邮寄名单扩展至 23,000 名，覆盖美国与加拿大。
28 个品种体系与零售装规格
Enchanting Sweet Peas 自 2008 年起将品种扩展至 28 个色彩谱系，包括粉色、白色、蓝色、紫罗兰色、红色、桃色以及斑点与条纹等系列。所有种子均为公司自种、自收、自装，单包零售装为 10 粒装，部分高产品种新增 50 粒装批发规格供花农与花艺师选择。购买任一种子包均附赠一份《Sweet Pea Growing Tips》栽培指南，售罄品种将以性状相似的替代品种补发，并承诺发芽率保障。
栽培要点与美国与加拿大配送
公司建议冷季长时段栽培以获得最佳花质，温暖地区秋季播种、温带地区十月至次年四月播种、寒冷地区提前六周育苗；种子需浸泡过夜以提高发芽率，6 至 9 英尺高的爬藤需配合铁丝或网格支撑，频繁摘花与摘除种荚可显著延长花期。Enchanting Sweet Peas 通过 USPS 寄送种子与配套物资至美国本土与加拿大，下单后次工作日即可发货，并在旺季临时加班确保最快送达；所有种子订单均适用发芽率保障与不满意全额退款政策。
Enchanting Sweet Peas is a family-run sweet pea seed business founded by Glenys Johnson in Sebastopol, California. Operating for over 28 years since its 1997 founding, the nursery specialises in seed production and retail of the English Spencer series of sweet peas, offering 28 named varieties across pink, white, blue, violet, red, peach, bicolour and striped selections. Enchanting Sweet Peas published its first printed seed catalogue in 1999 and launched enchantingsweetpeas.com in 2000, while twice being featured in Better Homes and Gardens. Since discontinuing its public open house in 2017, the company continues to ship seed directly to gardeners across the United States and Canada.
Sebastopol Beginnings and the Spencer Sweet Pea Journey
Glenys Johnson first fell in love with sweet peas at age five while picking her inaugural bouquet in her grandfather’s garden, a passion that shaped her horticultural career. In 1989 she began trial plantings of cut-flower sweet peas in her Sebastopol backyard, expanding to a neighbouring field by 1990 to meet local florist demand. A 1992 class at the local junior college introduced her to the English Spencer sweet pea, whose notably large frilled blossoms and long strong stems convinced her to import Spencer seed from 1993 onward and join England’s National Sweet Pea Society.
The 1997 Brand Founding and Catalogue Retail Era
In 1997 Glenys formally launched Enchanting Sweet Peas as a sweet pea seed company, initially offering 13 named Spencer varieties imported from England alongside a mixed-variety packet. The company printed its first black-and-white catalogue in 1999, mailed to roughly 2,000 gardeners, and held its inaugural public Sweet Pea Open House that same year. By 2000 enchantingsweetpeas.com was online, with some seed now grown on-site, and from 2002 to 2012 colour catalogues were mailed in autumn and spring runs to a list that grew to 23,000 gardeners across the United States and Canada.
A Twenty-Eight Variety Range and Two Retail Pack Sizes
Since 2008 Enchanting Sweet Peas has offered 28 named sweet pea varieties spanning pink, white, blue, violet, red, peach, bicolour and striped selections. Every seed packet is grown, harvested and packed on-site, with single-variety retail packets containing 10 seeds and selected high-volume varieties additionally offered in 50-seed farmer/florist packs. Every seed order is shipped with a complimentary Sweet Pea Growing Tips guide, sold-out varieties are substituted with similar alternatives, and a germination guarantee backs every packet sold.
Cultivation Notes and US-and-Canada Shipping
The company recommends planting in the cooler half of the year for the strongest stems and most prolific bloom, with fall sowing in hot-summer regions, October-to-April sowing in temperate zones, and indoor pre-starting six weeks before the last frost in cold-winter areas. Seeds benefit from an overnight soak, vines require six-to-nine-foot trellising, and frequent cutting plus pod removal significantly extend the flowering window. Enchanting Sweet Peas ships seeds and supplies via USPS to the United States and Canada, dispatches the next business day after ordering, and guarantees both germination and full refunds for dissatisfied customers.
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