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What are some annual vines with bright flowers?

March 17, 2011 •

Please recommend annual vines with bright flowers. I want to grow them in full sun on a tall trellis (they can grow 10 to 20 feet).

There are several annual vines which will grow in full sun and give you plenty of color most of the summer. Here are a few:

Morning glory, which comes in blue, white, pink, and red, is a fast-growing vine that blooms from July until frost. It is easy to grow, even in poor soil conditions.
Hyacinth bean can reach up to 15 feet in one season and has beautiful lavender flowers and purple bean pods. The foliage is an attractive dark purple/green.
Cardinal vine has bright red flowers and grows quickly up a trellis. You can easily start this Ipomoea from seed.

New events just added to the event calendar!

March 16, 2011 •

Be sure and check out the calendar for some new events that were just added for the month of March. Spring is near…the April issue of Michigan Gardener will be in stores in two weeks!

Michigan-based group seeks to restore forests

March 15, 2011 •

David Milarch founded Archangel Archive with the goal of re-growing old growth forests:

“In our infinite wisdom, we’ve destroyed 98 percent of the old growth forests that kept nature in balance for thousands of years,” said David Milarch, the group’s co-founder. “That’s what we intend to put back.”

Milarch, a tree nursery operator from the northern Michigan village of Copemish, and sons Jared and Jake have been producing genetic copies of ancient trees since the 1990s. They’ve now joined with Elk Rapids businesswoman Leslie Lee and a team of researchers to establish Archangel Archive, which has a staff of 17 and an indoor tree research and production complex.

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