Vines that grow along walls?

[Kelvrick]

The wall in my backyard sucks. Here's the story, the house across from ours put a wall up before we moved in, but didn't clean the extra cement out between teh bricks. Anyway, today my mom decided I'd go out with a hammer and chip off all the cement. Anyway, I convinced her to instead go out and buy some climbing vines to cover up the walls. The best thing I can think of are those vines that grow along the walls on freeways? You guys know what I'm talking about? Does anyone know what those are called?

 

[grimsituation]

Get some Virginia creeper vines. They'll grow on any wall, even smooth cement.
They look nicer up close than the ones you see along the highway.

 

[Kelvrick]

Cool. Umm, do they have flowers? or just green vines? Mom would prefer no flowers.

 

[Tauren]

Legally it's THEIR wall. If they want to, they can tear it all down. Considering the damage ivy does to mortar, I would get their permission.

 

[blakeatwork]

get some Boston Ivy, but put it on a trellis.....ya know...that piece of pressbaord that has the diamond shapes in it.....that way it doesn't wreck the mortar..

 

[Azraele]

Just don't use kudzo.


<< The vines grow as much as a foot per day during summer months, climbing trees, power poles, and anything else they contact. Under ideal conditions kudzu vines can grow sixty feet each year. >>


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<Edit> It might also be a good idea to run this idea by the neighbors first.

 

[Kelvrick]

We're not tearing it down. Heck, if we did, we'd be sharing a backyard with them. I'd be chipping off the extra cement that oozes out between teh bricks. But, i'm lazy and I'd rather go out and buy vines instead.

 

[Tauren]

Kelvrick - The neighbors can tear down the ivy!

 

[Kelvrick]

Ahh.... No, we have a gardner that'll be trimming the ivy off the top of the walls. It'll be staying on our side of the wall.

Not really their wall. If I got the story right, then they tore down the original wall, and put up the new one. Half on our property, half on theirs.

 

[Tauren]

That's different if it is on both properties. Just make sure or you could start a feud.