Re: Climbing something or another
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- Subject: Re: Climbing something or another
- From: b*@catskill.net (Isabelle Hayes)
- Date: Mon, 8 Mar 1999 17:29:46 GMT
Does anyone think that a climbing hydrangea on the front of a house covered
by siding will pull the siding off?
Isabelle Hayes
>Hi,
>
>I love my Climbing Hydrangea. Nothing stops or interferes with it. It grows
>up a specially built fence and also grows along the ground quite strongly.
>I generally keep that part of it pruned back as it is better in the upright
>position.
>
>My specially built fence is of lumber oneXone's about two inches apart
>against a staircase of redwood. Quite strong. The plant gets very heavy but
>it's worth it to see the clusters of white flowers in the late spring.
>
>Regards.
>
>At 04:46 PM 3/6/99 +0000, you wrote:
>>
>>>I WOULD RECOMMEND CLIMBING HYDRANGEA - WHITE LACE CAP
>>
>>Sorry I'm a few days late in writing about this, but I planted a climbing
>>hydrangea up our fence and it has completely destroyed the fence. They're
>>lovely plants but they do need something stronger such as a wall to grow
>>up. When I replace the fence my hydrangea has got to go unfortunately. I
>>read somewhere that someone recommended growing this plant on the ground to
>>spread across a border. Has anybody tried this?
>>
>>Louise in southern England
>>
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>werner stern
>flushing, ny
>wstern@hoflink.com
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