The Independent - London, September 29th, 2007
Urban gardener
Some London-based clients are desperate to use climbing plants to cover excess bricks and mortar, the result of a new extension. The brickwork, sensitively executed using a mixture of tones, blends beautifully with older parts of the house, but the clients are still keen to green it up as quickly as possible.
Ivy was in the starting line-up for the back of one of these houses, where the north-facing wall is in complete shade. The other (deciduous) contestant was Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia), or one of its relatives, Boston Ivy (P. tricuspidata), or P. henryan...
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