Our yard is planted with grass down a slope for about 150 feet beyond the house where the former owners fenced off the lawn section. Behind the grassy section the land undulates for another mile or so, covered with wild grasses, assorted weeds, and milkweed. This is a view from the back of our lot looking towards the house, about a quarter mile past the fence.
From the Back Looking West Towards the House
The prairie is turning golden brown now that it is fall, while it was a light green this spring, bright green in summer and will be darker brown in winter. All that prairie makes a pretty backdrop for the garden we planted in front of the fence.
I love fences behind gardens. They make a visual end point, and with our sloping yard and the big expanse of wild grass behind the fence, we need something definite for a backdrop. But no one would claim chain link is pretty. What they are is golden opportunity to grow climbing flowers of all kinds.
Dave planted six clematis and at least a couple survived the rabbits and weeds. But six clematis along 100 feet of fence is a pitiful display. What we needed was flower power, now! Here we have morning glories bursting out in shades of purple, blue, rose and pink. Wow!
Morning Glories Along the Fence
Here’s the view from the back. I love how the morning glory colors look with my cosmos.
Morning Glories and Cosmos from the Back
This spring I bought four or five different seed packs of all different colored morning glories. I mixed them them up, soaked in water over night then planted along the fence. Quite a show!
A Fence Full of Morning Glories
They were slow to start. These photos above are from September 13. Here’s the same view two weeks earlier.
Morning Glory Close Up August 31, 2013
Same beautiful flowers, but more sparse. Odd thing was the light blue morning glories were the last to come out. My original seed blend had more of the sky blue than any other but we have only a couple plants. Can you see why I like them so much?
Blue Morning Glory September 2013
The other colors are equally beautiful especially all mixed up so they contrast. We have some unusual ones this year, like this medium blue with darker stripes.
Blue and Unusual Striped Light Blue Morning Glories on the Fence August 31, 2013
I prefer the richer shades, but they all look great together!
Morning Glories Pink Purple and Beautiful
What do you grow on your fence?
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