The tale of my morning glory tuteur has taken a new turn. A few weeks ago, just after the first flower appeared, one of the three maple ‘legs’ of my tuteur snapped, possibly under the top heavy weight of the vines and, it turns out, developing flower buds. I watched with much fascination as, day […]
Tag: Morning Glories
Tuteur Take Two!
Can you believe it?! I was doing this and that in the garden yesterday, looked up and spotted this! My one and only Morning Glory, the most beautiful sky blue shade ever! Sure hope there’s a few more blooms before the whole structure comes toppling down — it’s leaning quite precariously now, and I’m not […]
A Tale of Two Tuteurs
Everyone in my family LOVES Morning Glories (Ipomoea purpurea or, by some, Convolvulus purpureus). What’s not to love in waking up to a trellis or fence covered in sky blue flowers? I’ve never grown them before because I don’t have a suitable fence and I’ve seen that the vines can get 15 or 20 feet […]
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