On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 20:49:29 -0400, wrote:

===On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 14:33:10 GMT, wrote:
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===virginia creeper wont eat walls.
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===Is that true? I have some creeper that wants to grow up my stucco
===walls. I'd love to let them but I worry that they'd damage the walls.
===
===Swyck


Virginia creep may crawl up a wall but when you remove it it does not
harm the wall at all like some vines do. Its all in the manner in
which vines stick to walls and the ability of some to infiltrate a
minute opening and grow inside the eaves etc.......Virginia creeper is
pretty well behaved, at least on my property, easy to remove, and has
yet to destroy anything.

How about some Creeping Fig, now that vine will cover a house in a few
years, and it uses a barnacle type thingie to adhere to walls, but it
sure is nice. If a vine has twining or tendacles it needs some kind of
support to allow it to grip and grow........such as jasimine or
honeysuckle. Been told creeping fig needs some sun, but the stuff I
planted on the north side sees sun light rarely, and its growing
great.


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