providing a ready made trellis

You must admire the tenacity of the morning glory.  I planted some 5 years ago and it comes up every year bringing some nice color to the garden when everything else is a little tired looking.  

I like how it will grab onto anything near it and climb up to show off it's color.  That's why I never cut off the heads of the Husker Red Penstemon after it has finished blooming.   It is absolutely about providing a ready made trellis and not one bit about being lazy. 

Comments

[Joan Clarke]

I have always loved Morning Glories...shades of childhood. My gran had them climbing on a roof of the chicken coop. I was shocked to find that gardeners hate them, an introduced species and consider them a menace! A Morning Glory?????
Their plan was to irradicate them, yank them out by the roots! No way was I going along with that game plan. I wondered if they'd want to irradicate themselves, since most of the people living here come from non-native stock.

[jeanette, mistress of longears]

You must gather all your gardening tips together and publish a book of them....I am delighted to learn that I may not be a lazy gardener after all. I have a lot to learn from you!

[Judy H.]

I never cut the seed heads off my Husker Red Penstemon because it is one plant I don't mind reseeding wherever it wants! :)

[Domenico]

I believe your ready made trellis is the very definition of ingenious... thereby making you the same.

[artificial turf prices]

That bright purple color just made me want to add morning glories to my garden. Is there anything special I need to know about them?