There are many ways to fertilize your baskets. This encourages the development of further blooms and prevents the decaying blooms from encouraging disease problems. Old, spent flowers are easily removed by giving them a quick twist sideways. For tougher stalks use your kitchen utility scissors. No one likes to see tall, lanky, unsightly plants especially if they do not produce a good flower display.
Some plants have a natural bushy habit, with each stem creating further side shoots.
But some plants need encouragement by nipping out their growing tips while young. Taking a few minutes each week to perk up your hanging baskets and container gardens will reward you many times over with happy, healthy plants loaded with blooms. It is a tender perennial, grown like an annual in the moderate climates of the northern hemisphere. It's a fast-growing plant that captures the interest of children. Morning Glory is useful as a vine, ground cover and container plant.