OK I am now looking for an expandable willow or bamboo trellis in one piece, inspired by the one @JennyJ linked to . They seem to be available for around £10. I will try and find one that will be big enough to fit in that space (I will measure the space on the wall in the daylight tomorrow).
@Pink678 You may want to consider whether you will want to get between wall and trellis at some point ( weeding/wall/trellis maintenance )? The MG's don't really need a great deal of room and will probably push away from the wall. Just bear in mind the rain aspect - walls can often mean a bit of a "rain shadow" for the plant roots. Good luck with them anyway. You should get a lovely show next year
Thanks so much @philippasmith2 I will think about that. One thing is it takes forever to untwist all the the morning glory tendrils from the trellis at the end of the season, but there's no getting away from that I think!
So behind the trellis, maybe an inch or half an inch could be good I am guessing ...
I'm thinking I wouldn't want it flat on the wall with no space behind it.
It will be nice to see them on the new trellis next year with extra space to spread into
I often grow morning glories up a teepee of canes … similar to runner beans but smaller thinner canes … they both twine in the same way and are easy to remove when it’s all over … it looks really good like that next to a door or gateway … quite a ‘statement’.
Then I replace the teepee with a pot of some colourful bedding and/or bulbs for the winter 😊
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
What a good idea, using a teepee actually does avoid the tedious untangling! I find my morning glory are so enthusiastic though, they grow up above the 2 metre height of the old trellis and then just keep going waving up into the sky before they double back on themselves.
Nice plan for replacement - my whole area where the morning glories were is looking rather forlorn right now.
...One thing is it takes forever to untwist all the the morning glory tendrils from the trellis at the end of the season, but there's no getting away from that I think!
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Patience and sharp pointy scissors, if you want to get rid of every bit. Myself, I pull off the worst of it and the rest tends to dry up and blow away over the winter/spring and if it doesn't, next summer's growth soon covers it up
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@JennyJ also excellent tips!! I was using secateurs and trying to get it all. Such a nice approach, espeically letting the new growth cover it. I'm going to try of what you said.
Also, the new trellis should hopefully be more securely attached to the wall, so I would be able to pull at it more without pulling the whole trellis down.
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The MG's don't really need a great deal of room and will probably push away from the wall. Just bear in mind the rain aspect - walls can often mean a bit of a "rain shadow" for the plant roots.
Good luck with them anyway. You should get a lovely show next year
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Patience and sharp pointy scissors, if you want to get rid of every bit. Myself, I pull off the worst of it and the rest tends to dry up and blow away over the winter/spring and if it doesn't, next summer's growth soon covers it up