Re: plants to cover a wall
- Subject: Re: plants to cover a wall
- From: T* H*
- Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2001 17:20:11 -0700
I hope you're not wanting English ivy, which is notorious as a
"rat runway" and has just made the "noxious weeds" list
in Oregon .....
A trellis for kiwifruit or grapes might be an idea she'd welcome -
something that would "give back" instead of being just another
"consumer ornamental" .....
-----Original Message-----
From: barbara sargent <rsgt@california.com>
To: OGL@LSV.UKY.EDU <OGL@LSV.UKY.EDU>
Cc: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu <medit-plants@ucdavis.edu>
Date: Saturday, June 30, 2001 12:20 PM
Subject: plants to cover a wall
>I'm looking for plants, for my daughter in Portland, OR, which will climb
>up a two story cement wall without supports. I thought of creeping fig,
>which would be perfect, but she's told it won't make it in their climate.
>And I know that ivies would work. But are there others that don't need
>support?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Barbara
>
>
