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Earth_First

(14,910 posts) Mon Feb 17, 2014, 10:02 PM Feb 2014

Ivy falls away from building facade...

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Ivy falls away from building facade... (Original Post) Earth_First Feb 2014 OP

I would have thought . . . Brigid Feb 2014 #1

That looks so weird kalli007 Feb 2014 #2

Bummer. How come? Scuba Feb 2014 #3

Possibly it was just too heavy to stay stuck. CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2014 #4

I was going to go with "too dry". Clearly not my area of expertise. Scuba Feb 2014 #6

Boston ivy NV Whino Feb 2014 #5

Brigid

(17,621 posts)

1. I would have thought . . .

Reply to Earth_First (Original post)

Mon Feb 17, 2014, 10:07 PM

Feb 2014

That an ivy cover that heavy would damage the brick. Apparently not.

kalli007

(683 posts)

2. That looks so weird

Reply to Earth_First (Original post)

Mon Feb 17, 2014, 10:34 PM

Feb 2014

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

3. Bummer. How come?

Reply to Earth_First (Original post)

Mon Feb 17, 2014, 10:47 PM

Feb 2014

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,966 posts)

4. Possibly it was just too heavy to stay stuck.

Reply to Scuba (Reply #3)

Mon Feb 17, 2014, 11:02 PM

Feb 2014

It's quite a picture!

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

6. I was going to go with "too dry". Clearly not my area of expertise.

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #4)

Tue Feb 18, 2014, 06:43 AM

Feb 2014

NV Whino

(20,886 posts)

5. Boston ivy

Reply to Earth_First (Original post)

Tue Feb 18, 2014, 12:37 AM

Feb 2014

It's not invasive like other ivy. Has little suckers that stick to the surface rather than invading cracks... and enlarging them.

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