Glory of the Morning
I have waited since the end of May for these! They have had some struggles this year – and it was not my resident nemesis, the bunny.
For years, I had lovely heirloom Heavenly Blue Morning Glories all over the western front fence at the Mitchell House. Then, the bunnies moved in, eating the morning glories and everything I planted that William Mitchell once had in his garden. Even eating the very old strain of lupines we had for YEARS. However, this year, the bunnies were a bit better and I was so pleased to see the morning glories twining their way around the pickets, excited for those late summer morning blooms.
Unfortunately, one of the men who works for our landscaper got a bit too aggressive in his clean up. And, while he has a great appreciation for flowers, he through these leaved vines with no flowers or buds were a weed and ripped most of them out. I did not notice it at first until I was doing something in the garden and realized they were gone! Not eaten; ripped out. I kid you not – I started to cry! Nevertheless, I forgave and moved on.
But then, slowly, the few that were out of reach and growing in the hydrangea and beach pea spread and we have been rewarded! They have finally started blooming – in October – and now November. The frost will get them soon but I will revel in their glory as they greet me each morning until Jack Frost gives them a nip.
JNLF
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