Growing Plants Out of a Wall

[mom2manyboyz]

Chris:

I just wanted to thank you for this post. I am getting ready to buy some ivy this weekend to droop over a retaining wall on my berm home. Now, I know what type of ivy to buy.

English ivy can damage walls, boston ivy does not. That is the typical option for shady walls you wish to cover and what I would recommend.

[Green-Moo]

If you grow ivy in a bed at the base of the wall it is less likely to cause damage with it's roots.

[SageMother]

If you grow ivy in a bed at the base of the wall it is less likely to cause damage with it's roots.

Great idea. If the plants are vines they could be trained to climb a trellis right next to the wall...close enough to look like they are attached to the wall but far enough to avoid actual contact with it.