Growing Plants On Concrete Walls

Others like honeysuckle twine their stems around hand holds.
Growing plants on concrete walls. Vines are among the best plants to cover walls since they climb naturally. Before you decide what to plant near a concrete wall consider the long term effects your choice may. Unless vine plants have holdfasts that cling to any surface you must create a trellis system in order to grow vines on concrete block walls. How to grow vines on a concrete block wall.
Clematis roses wisteria and honeysuckle. Be sure the structure is solid enough to hold up the mature vine. Attach wires or a trellis to the wall to provide support for the wall covering plants. Here s a selection of the best climbing plants.
In desert climates korean boxwood is a better choice. This obviates the need to invest much in producing supportive tissue such as the. Soft pockets for plants. Wisteria is a good option to train against a wall.
Trailing plants to cover a wall. The plants grow heavier as. Ornamental grass in front of a concrete wall distracts your gaze away from the wall drawing your. Plants which naturally grow cliff faces such as sea thrift are likely to tolerate growing in a wall and succulents such as stonecrop which don t need much water can work well.
Spilling over the top of the wall is brighter green ornamental grass and behind that on top a low growing hedge of english boxwood buxus microphylla which encloses a traditional lawn. Gardening ideas for concrete walls concrete concerns. Plants with a trailing habit such as ivy leaved toadflax are designed for cascading down rock faces or scree slopes and can thrive in a wall. We ve divided the list into climbers for walls borders and vigorous examples.
You ll have to put in a support to allow these to climb. Climbing plants including favourites such as honeysuckle and jasmine all share the successful strategy of relying on the support of other plants or objects to reach the sunlight. Other climbing plants could also be used this way. Lightweight easy and fun it s the perfect way to grow vertically.
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