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If you want to save yourself money and nerves, you shouldn't put these 3 climbing plants close to your house. You can massively damage the facade.
I love climbing plants. This idea of a house that is surrounded by wild wine like in a French love film? Pure romantic. But the romantic idea quickly turns out to be a horror.
Because what seems so picturesque can turn out to be a real nightmare for the facade - including moisture damage, masonry stress and rapid heartbeat as a home owner.
So that this does not happen to you (and you are not suddenly confronted with an expensive facade renovation), three climbing plants come here that better not plant in the garden and the closeness of your facade.
1.Efeu: The Green Monster
Efeu is the classic example of: looks harmless, but is the final boss. It grows everywhere. On fences, walls, gutters - and preferably in any small crack of your facade.
The adhesive roots claw, dig into the plaster over time and make short process in old buildings. It gets particularly delicate when moisture collects - then mold, frost damage and expensive renovation work threaten.
We once had ivy on the wall to the neighbor. Looked great - until the neighbor was conceiving us to remove the ivy shouting at it. Incredibly tedious and difficult. And the wall behind it? Crumbly. Just caustic!
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Better:Only grab an ivy if you use a stable climbing aid by far to the wall - or you rely directly on the flowering climbing plant Clematis, which is more elegant and less destructive.
2.Wild wine: The charm with the demolition potential
Wild wine looks beautiful on other houses. Especially in autumn when it glows down the house wall in fiery red - an absolute eye -catcher! Unfortunately also a candidate for: "Looks good, but ruins everything."
Similar to ivy, he is liable to the plaster with small suction cups. Sounds cute, but it is not: when removing it, he tears off entire cleaning pieces. And woe, the plaster was a bit tired before - then you can re -enact the entire wall. Unfortunately we have such a wild wine problem at my parents' house.
And once he starts to grow under roof tiles or in roller shutter boxes? Have fun!
My tip:If you love the autumn playing game, use trellis fruit or colorful climbing roses. They adhere to what they are given - in contrast to the wild wine.
3.Climbing hydrangea: underestimated wall pollution
Climbing hydrangeas are considered the "good" among the facade climbers - slowly growing, romantically white blooming and somehow British noble.
But: they are heavier than they look. And that is exactly what becomes a problem. Because as soon as you have clawed on the wall with your adhesive roots, bring a lot of weight with - especially in the rain or snow. This can be really dangerous for old facades or crumbling plaster.
And: If you have let them climb up, removal is a feat. The roots leave traces that you can't even sweep away with the broom.
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My tip:If you love this romantic “hung country house” look, work with rank grilles-by far to the wall. Or planter or goat sheet - they are lighter.
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