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Climbers for shade
On 24 Sep, 13:48, Sacha wrote:
On 2010-09-24 13:12:33 +0100, harry said: On 24 Sep, 09:32, Sacha wrote: On 2010-09-24 08:42:25 +0100, harry said: snipIvy on a trellis? -- Sachawww.hillhousenursery.com South Devon- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Why not? Because it's not a twiner but a clinger. *I think they look a bit strange with branches looking for something to cling to and finding nothing, whereas a twiner will fill the gaps in a trellis and then climb round itself once it reaches the top. -- Sachawww.hillhousenursery.com South Devon- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I can tell you, it clings to wood real good. I had a hell of a job ripping that lot off. I've always found it slow to get going on fencing but maybe that's because of the wood used. *But we're also talking trellis and I think it looks peculiar on trellis. *Mind you, all this is a matter of personal taste. *That just happens to be mine. *We've also found it fussy about growing on the wall of our house. *On one side of the front door we have a variegated ivy which is so rampant that it is trying to get in through the door and the window above. *It has to be cut back severely each year. *On the other side of the door we have Paddy's Pride which has taken a long time to get going but now, in one area is heading skywards. *In a closely adjacent part of the wall, which is the chimney breast, it's proving *very* reluctant to get going and so we wonder if this is because the chimney breast has 150 years worth of soot impregnated in it, even on the exterior! -- Sachawww.hillhousenursery.com South Devon- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Yep. The problem is it prevents any maintenance to the wall. Often hides the fact it needs any. I don't think it does any damage, may even prevent frost damage. You need to keep it off the roof where it can lift tiles/slates etc. There are a variety of nasties in soot. But they wash away as time goes by if the chimney is not in use. |
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