I haven’t has as much time to put into gardening the treebeds along Broadway this year, but there are a few showy plants that have really been worth the effort
Broadway Beauties
Tag: Morning Glories
Towering Growth
Last month, I lashed some five-foot-tall fiberglass rods to the top of the fence… and within hours, the tips of the morning glory vines had found them and started circling their way closer to the sun. Now that a few weeks have passed, the rods are completely hidden behind a wall of vines speckled with small purple flowers.
Sunflowers On Broadway
I tossed some seeds in the bare sidewalk treebed on Broadway just north of 104th Street this spring, and now I get to walk past this burst of color every time I take the subway back home.
Polination In Progress
This morning glory flower is doing exactly what it intended — luring a bee to climb in and crawl all the way to the bottom to collect a treat while getting totally covered with pollen.
A Tangle of Glories
A wild tangle of morning glories has overrun the sunflowers and horseweed in this section of the sidewalk container garden.
Pink and Purple Blooms
Our garden got badly parched this summer, but it’s managed to bounce back a little as temperatures have dropped from their peaks.
Grandpa Ott
My favorite variety of morning glories continues to be the Bavarian “Grandpa Ott” with its deep purple blooms.
They do a great job of climbing the fence — or bamboo rods, or tall plants, or anything else they can find for support — and although their flowers don’t stay open for long, there are so many of them that they provide a constant stream of color for months throughout the late summer and into the fall.
Morning Glory Color
I love the intense colors of the morning glory assortment outside my office.
