Morning Glories Aren’t Glorious
Woman in the Middle | May 29, 2013The people we bought our house from must have used the Big Book of Invasive Plants to plan thier landscaping. We have a number of things in our yard that would take over vast reaches of the neighborhood given a little time and a lack of attention on our part. But one of the worst, I think, are the Morning Glories. Those pretty big purple/blue flowers just lure you in, and then, one day, you realize that all that green in your front planter isn’t the plants you normally see there, but a huge big mound of smothering Morning Glories!
Hubby and I are being vicious this year, and are doing our best trying to keep the little creepers at bay. We have waded in to the front planter and ripped out Morning Glories left and right. In a few spots we even managed to pull up some roots, which is so gratifying! I am sure the hydrangeas and camelias are very grateful for our work!
I have heard that back east, where they get a hard freeze every year, Morning Glories aren’t such a problem. They don’t come back unless you replant them. But here in So Cal they are a perennial plant, perennially trying to take over my yard every spring and summer! My adice to any of you that live in a temperate climate: DO NOT PLANT MORNING GLORIES!
What is in your yard that you are very sorry you (or someone else) planted?
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