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Don’t you like them? Few house owners seem to like them. Because, otherwise, they could have been a common sight on houses everywhere, perhaps competing with other flowers for space! Or perhaps somebody needs to enlighten people of their merits and demerits.
Hizo vitu huleta nyoka kwa nyumba
We had the ones on the 2nd pic…bt had to cut them ,they bcme so attachd to the wall
Zinavunjanga ukuta pia by penetrating cracks
Mbuzi za ukambani zikipitia hapo, ukuta zako zote zinamalizwa
I have a wall like that…itaangushwa na this plant?
If the wall has a small crack they will bring it down
@a4architect …toa advice hapa
Vujachieth hizo nyumba zenyu za mabati walls haziwesmake m
you used the words my wife used…
How do you discern between a poisonous one and an okay one?
Grammar nazi Did you have to utter , type the word used mara mbili in a sentence
:D:D:D:D
It is a genuine concern!
[SIZE=5]What climbing plants to avoid[/SIZE]
Ivy is a prime example. The sort of plants to avoid having trailing up your wall are often the ones that have “suckers” or little mini branches like spikes, that burrow under the paint or pebbledash, into the render of the wall for a foothold.
Millions of these penetrations into the wall can mass to one big incursion into the exterior wall surface and it doesn’t take Alan Titchmarsh to tell you that plants entering the fabric of the building will suck natural moisture in walls andundermine adhesion of the parts of the wall that make up bricks and blocks etc, basically weakening the wall.
These destructive plants are often known as “self clingers”.
There are many different species but as I don’t run a gardening website (!), A FEW TO MENTION IN THEIR FANCY-PANTS LATIN NAME, WOULD BE:
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[li]campsis, also called trumpet vine.[/li][li]Hydrangea petiolaris, which is a climbing version of this plant.[/li][li]Trachelospermum.[/li][li]Pileostegia viburnoides[/li][li]Parthenocissus.[/li][/ul]
http://www.neverpaintagain.co.uk/blog/wall-damage-by-plants/
That is an outdated design.
[SIZE=4]How to enjoy climbing plants without ruining the house.[/SIZE]
The basic function of a climbing plant is the fact that it locks itself to the wall as it climbs, so to avoid that damage, it is necessary to provide some sort of frame for the plant to climb, and lock on to, instead of the wall, so Trellis is idealfor this, however take note that if your house is covered in plant life, how are you going to get someone to paint the house walls for example?
Another way of encouraging climbing plants in an non-invasive way is to affix mesh such as “chicken wire” to the exterior walls and let the plants gain purchase by wrapping their leaves or roots around the mesh and not burrowing into the wall itself.
Probably, but Not to a fetishist!
Climbing plants are a no-no. Utapata slugs and all types of disgusting creatures that enjoy high humidity residing there. A clean wall is everything. Kwanza I cannot stand asymmetry. Blame it on OCD. Manicured lawn, symmetric walls with an appropriate design, proper lighting, and a good painting job.
But remember ivies are also an excellent insulation against direct sunshine!