Morning Glory Garden Nursery Landscaping Guide

Morning Glory - Greets The Brand New Day With A Full Bloom

By Julia Gloss

Morning glory is a climbing plant with flowers that open in the morning sun and are usually closed for the rest of the day. The colours of the flowers vary from white to red.

The morning glory flowers can be found in fields and in the homes of many.

There were fields behind my childhood home, and even though we didn’t own them, we played with them often. One of the best parts of these fields was the wild, morning glory plants that grew there.

I would make sure I ran up there in the morning just to see them bloom. I was fascinated with them, because here was a plant that did indeed greet the morning and then turn around and close up for the rest of the day.

Though I no longer live there or have a chance to go there, I do find myself missing the morning glories I grew up with.

Magical Colours

There is something magical about a morning glory, and that magic comes in a few different colors. The ones near my home were always white, but I have seen pictures of a morning glory in many other colors.

They typically grow on a vine like plant and the blooms face where the morning sun will rise. That is probably why they got the name of morning glory, and it is a fitting name indeed.

I don’t know much else about them, but I do know you can grow them in your own yard or garden. Just make sure they are in a place where they can soak up the morning sun.

I don’t know what would happen if you put them where they could only see sunlight at the end of the day. A morning glory on the wrong side of a house may very well die if it grows at all.

Morning Glory is a Climber

If you are having troubles growing a morning glory plant, you may have to plant it near something it can climb. The ones I loved when I was a child grew on a vine, and they may need to grow up and out towards the sun to get what they need to live.

If you find your morning glory vines are growing across the ground, give them a wooden fence or trellis to climb. This may be all they need to survive. Well that, and of course, the early morning sunshine.

Morning Glory at Home

We have decided to set up morning glory vines to grow across a structure that includes connecting pipes. This will allow the vines to grab the pipes for climbing support. The structure is kept away from the house as we don’t want vines to damage the brickworks of our home.

Underneath the vines, we will have a table and chairs and enjoy the shade provided by the morning glory vines.

Especially when the flowers are in full bloom, just like in my childhood.

About the Author:
Julia Gloss has written a number of articles on flowers and gardening including Columbine Flowers, Flower and Garden, Cactus Gardening, Growing Vegetable Garden, Gardening Gloves, Plant Nursery, Grow Lights.
Keep a lookout for more of her articles on this website.

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