Cadie grew several kinds of morning glories all along the chicken yard fence. Here you can see ‘Glacier Star’ and ‘Grandpa Otts,’ as well as some wild asters. Seed provided by Renee’s Garden Seeds. Click to enlarge the photo, and you just might be able to see a few chickens in the back right of the photo. We learned the hard way that the chickens are really fond of all the tender new growth of Grandpa Otts, eating all the buds and growing tips on their side of the fence. Who’da thunk?
About the Author
Kathy Purdy is a colchicum evangelist, converting unsuspecting gardeners into colchicophiles. She gardens in rural upstate NY, which used to be USDA Hardiness Zone 4 but is now Zone 5. Kathy’s been writing since 4th grade, gardening since high school, and blogging since 2002. Find her on Instagram as kopurdy.
What differentiates a bulb from a perennial plant is that the nourishment for the flower is stored within the bulb itself.…There is something miraculous about the way that a little grenade of dried up tissue can explode into a complete flower.
~Monty Don
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The Complete Gardener pp. 142
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