Morning Glories: I need some thoughtful advice ..., 0 by beckygardener

beckygardener wrote:
jlp222 - Well ... I never made up my mind which vines to grow permanently along the fence and arbor. I decided for now to just grow out a variety of MGs. It doesn't look bad at all, but I consider it probably one of many, many trials of what to grow along the picket fence.

It has been windy and raining a lot here, so the rust is back and my vines aren't looking as nice as they did. I really, really think that it is impossible to be rid of rust here in Florida. So I may grow something other than my beloved MGs in that area. I am trying Clematis for the first time. I bought liners for 3 different Clematis and they are growing unbelievably well. I even got blooms on one of the tiny vines! Ha! They are growing out in full sun, so that may be my answer to growing a lovely vine along the picket fence and arbor. The Clematis are also perennials. So ...

Here is "Kohkan" MG vine growing up the arbor. The blooms are beautiful and the size of a Hibiscus bloom! But alas, the leaves are showing signs of rust and not a beautiful as this photo taken 2 weeks ago. :-(