ᐅ Climbing Plants on the House – Pros and Cons – Experiences?

Created on: 31 Jul 2018 12:11
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kaho674
My husband and I disagree about climbing plants on the house. I would like to have a nice trellis right next to the front door where a wisteria or clematis, or something similar, could grow.

My husband is strictly against it. He says it would damage the house, attract lots of pests, and the plants would grow all the way up to the gutter, and so on. I’m totally in favor because I think it looks really beautiful. Besides, if the plants damage the plaster, I would have to renew it anyway, or I won’t be around anymore.

Do you have climbing plants directly on your new house or would you prefer not to? Any experiences?
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Anoxio
20 Apr 2019 12:21
11ant schrieb:
What kind of windowless dormer is that – are sausages drying in there?

That is the unfinished attic. Currently, it serves only as storage and as a bat habitat. If it is ever finished, the dormer will be raised and fitted with larger windows. But honestly, the many square meters in the rest of the house are sufficient for us ^^
11ant20 Apr 2019 12:55
haydee schrieb:
Good Friday sausage withdrawal?

No – but I have actually seen attic rooms specifically designed for air-curing dried sausages, particularly in some older houses in certain southern German regions. That’s why I asked about the purpose of this windowless dormer, as it doesn’t look like a dovecote to me.
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hampshire
20 Apr 2019 13:08
This is what it looks like when you remove wild vine from a house:

Red brick wall with climbing branches and mosaic table at the bottom edge.

Some residue always remains.
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hampshire
20 Apr 2019 13:15
Wisteria on the brick house in the front garden with windowsill plants and trash bins
This is wisteria, currently heavily pruned but it grows back quickly. It can climb on a wire, does not damage walls, and blooms with a beautiful scent. Occasionally check the downspouts and make sure it doesn’t grow into the roof.
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haydee
20 Apr 2019 19:21
11ant schrieb:
No – but I have actually seen attic rooms specifically designed for air-drying cured sausages; mainly in some older houses in certain southern German regions. That’s why I asked about the purpose of this dormer without windows, because it doesn’t look like a pigeon loft to me.

They were hanging in the smoke chamber or above the workbench.

I’m guessing it’s a grain storage floor.

I have some hanging upstairs.