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Ivy
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I really dislike ivy, sorry. We had it on the outside of our current house and removed it (although it's a nightmare because it marks the brickwork and has a habit of coming back in surprising places!)
Wisteria has a nicer look to it in my opinion, but given the choice, I wouldn't have anything growing on my house.
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Another one here to confirm that ivy does indeed cause damage, it may not if you have absolutely perfect brickwork to start with but it will get into any tiny flaw in the pointing, once it starts to grow the cracks just get bigger and bigger until bits start falling off.
We have it at the side of our house, it gets cut back every spring, unfortunately the land it grown in isn't ours otherwise we'd have the whole shrubbery cut back to irradicate it.Accept your past without regret, handle your present with confidence and face your future without fear0 -
It looks pretty but I wouldn't do it, as it doesn't do any good to the building. As Peachy said above me, it does indeed do damage.0
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Just an idea............ If you want to call it Ivy Cottage, why not plant ivy around in the garden...??? Put some trellis up and grow it over that?0
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I love old buildings, but would not buy a house with extensive ivy growing upon it, or anythign else for that matter, for fear or extensive repairs being sprung upon me."On behalf of teachers, I'd like to dedicate this award to Michael Gove and I mean dedicate in the Anglo Saxon sense which means insert roughly into the anus of." My hero, Mr Steer.0
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Ivy does look nice but the problems with it has to be removed, you see all the trouble it can cause structurally to the house and the brickwork, if you remove it it does leave suckers on dead bits of ivy on the wall, those can be removed by a wire brush as some bits can be stubborn to remove.0
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Hm. Ivy or wisteria?
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." -- Red Adair0 -
Lol! I get the point you're trying to illustrate, but the two settings aren't really comparable. The ivy photo is taken in a truly overgrown and unkempt garden, I'm sure there are other photos on the net of ivy growing on well-maintained buildings, and looking much more attractive.Hm. Ivy or wisteria?
Wysteria does seem aesthetically more beautiful though, at least for its short blooming season.0 -
Ivy Cottage! One of the best childrens' books out.......:)[0
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A_Phoenix_of_Tangerine wrote: »
Wysteria does seem aesthetically more beautiful though, at least for its short blooming season.
It's also deciduous making pruning easier."If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." -- Red Adair0
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