According to popular belief, indoor ivy is considered one of the most controversial plants. It's hard to say whether he will make his owner happy or not. Let's see if you can keep ivy at home.

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Indoor ivy - good omens

Ivy

It is believed that if ivy grows in a room, goodness will reign in it. Psychics and bioenergetics experts claim that this plant helps resolve family conflicts and calms partners. It is recommended to buy it for easily excitable people or for hyperactive children.

There is a widespread superstition that if you keep ivy at work or in the office at home, then things will improve. All thanks to what the plant represents vitality and fortitude. Therefore, timid and insecure people are advised to keep ivy at home.

It’s a good sign if a plant blooms in your house married woman. This suggests that her husband is faithful to her and the relationship is harmonious.

Ivy is reliable. It absorbs the negativity of your guests. If a person comes to your house with the intention of harming you, the flower will prevent this.

Indoor ivy - negative signs

Ivy (chedera)

It would seem that the plant fills the room with positive energy, attracts all the good things, and it is a must to have one at home. However, many believe that ivy has a scary feature.

It consists of: It is worth making a clarification - initially the plant absorbs negative energy, and if it doesn’t eat enough, it is taken as positive. Therefore, it is best to keep ivy on the balcony, in the home front garden. As soon as you feel that the atmosphere is heating up, a scandal begins, bring it into the room. Let the plant absorb all the bad things, then take it back.

If all the walls in the house are covered with climbing ivy, a single girl will not marry, since the plant will repel the opposite sex from her.

It was said above that for a married woman, blooming ivy is a good omen, but according to another superstition, it will, on the contrary, drive her husband out of the house.

A vine that has fallen off a large and strong plant foreshadows collapse and large financial losses. Melancholy people who grow such a flower will become even more vulnerable.

How did they treat ivy in the old days?

Previously, it was believed that a person with whooping cough only had to drink ivy medicine from a wooden cup. After this, he will immediately improve.

To cure sore eyes, the leaves of the plant should be placed in water for a day, and then washed with this liquid. They even tried to treat blind people this way.

The ivy method was popular. The man tore off 10 sheets, threw one away, and hid nine under his pillow. That night he was supposed to dream about his future wife.

If the guy already has a fiancée, with the help of this fortune telling you can see whether she will be his only love and find out about her true feelings by asking about it in a dream.

As you can see, both good and bad omens are associated with ivy. Whether you want to plant this plant in your home or not is up to you. If you still have a choice, listen to your inner voice, it will tell you the right decision.

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It does not pose any particular difficulty for flower growers.

You just need to comply comfortable conditions for healthy flower growth and development.

Why does ivy dry out? What to do if this happens? You will find the answers below.

Violation of these conditions can lead to various chedera diseases. It is advisable to know the reasons why your green pet suddenly begins to turn yellow and wither:

Ivy leaves are drying, what can I do to help?

• heat, dry indoor air. Why do ivy leaves dry out and fall off? The answer is simple. Ivy doesn't like heat comfortable temperature for him - 18-22 degrees. In the warm season (spring, summer), the flower must be regularly sprayed with well-settled water and placed in a cooler place. In winter, it is advisable to keep ivy away from radiators central heating. The flower is not afraid of drafts, so the place balcony door or windows are favorable for him;
• lack of moisture. Hedera needs regular watering. Watering should be moderate, the soil in the pot should be moist, but do not turn the soil into a swamp. Root system ivy is superficial, too much water can lead to rotting of the roots;
• pest infestation, in this case a spider mite.

Leaves are falling, what is the reason and how to help?

• plant age. In adult ivy, the leaves at the base of the stems tend to periodically fall off. It is necessary to prune bare stems. The flower will acquire a more magnificent appearance due to the appearance of young shoots;
• lack of light. Despite the fact that ivy is considered a shade plant, lack of light can sometimes cause leaves to fall off. It's worth trying to change the location of the header;
• excessive dry air can also lead to heavy leaf fall. In the warm season, ivy needs regular spraying; in winter, the flower is placed in a cool place, watering is reduced and allowed to rest.

The leaves turn pale and lose their bright color (applies to variegated varieties of hedera)

When transplanting overgrown ivy into new pot You can plant by dividing the bush.

New leaves are small, located at a great distance from each other

• lack of light.

Yellowing of leaves, causes

• excess moisture. Watering needs to be adjusted;
• excess fertilizer. Ivy needs feeding all year round. The plant must be fertilized according to a strict schedule: from March to September 2-3 times a month, from October to March - once a month.

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Photos of indoor ivy diseases:

Pests and their control

• spider mite It spreads very quickly. Signs of damage are visible to the naked eye: the ivy is entangled in thin white cobwebs, the leaves dry out and fall off;
• scale insect. Her wax plaques can be seen on inside leaves. The plant slows down in growth, the leaves turn yellow and fall off;
• aphid. It reproduces very quickly. It lives on the flower in whole colonies. Capable of completely sucking the juice from the stem and leaves of the plant. Ivy turns yellow and withers.

At home, you can deal with pests using a solution of any insecticidal agent (Karbofos) or a regular solution laundry soap(Dishwashing liquid will also work).

In the first case, the plant is thoroughly sprayed, not leaving a single leaf unattended, and after a week the procedure is repeated.

In the second case. Soap solution less harmful to the plant, therefore, the treatment procedure can be carried out 2-3 times a week. The plant is thoroughly sprayed and placed under plastic bag, then rinse warm water.

Useful video

As mentioned earlier, to prevent ivy from drying out and getting sick, you need to follow the rules for caring for the plant, which you can see in the video:

Conclusion

Don't wait for your beautiful ivy to give you a signal for help. Follow the necessary care of the plant, be attentive to its needs, and the flower will delight you with lush, healthy greenery.

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Since ancient times, the house has been revered as a symbol of the Universe and family. That is why a lot of attention is still paid to it proper construction and aesthetic design. Often the facade is the appearance of the family that lives in it and can tell a lot about its owners.

Often, home owners put in too much effort and spend a huge amount of time and money to make appearance make the home as presentable as possible.

A house covered with ivy, like an illustration for a fairy tale

The easiest way to have a beautiful front lawn

You've certainly seen the perfect lawn in a movie, on an alley, or perhaps on your neighbor's lawn. Those who have ever tried to grow a green area on their site will no doubt say that it is a huge amount of work. The lawn requires careful planting, care, fertilization, and watering. However, only inexperienced gardeners think this way; professionals have long known about the innovative product - liquid lawn AquaGrazz.

The most interesting thing is that you can achieve a solid appearance for your home very simply with the help of the most ordinary plants, found almost everywhere, but correct design and placement, they will become a luxurious decoration of the facade.

Such plants, of course, include ivy. A house covered with ivy looks very aesthetically pleasing, because it retains all the richness and elegance of the Provence style.

In addition, such wall decoration has a number of positive functional features.

• Such a living fence performs, for example, the task of an air conditioner (pictured). In hot weather, houses overgrown with ivy maintain a cool microclimate, and during the winter-autumn season, ivy protects the home from excess moisture, drafts, strong gusts of wind and serves as a natural insulation.
• This wall plant can also very easily hide mistakes made during finishing works, and at the same time add charm.
• In addition, if ivy grows densely and does not dry out, it is used as a noise-insulating element, thanks to the leaves planted close to each other.
• Also, houses overgrown with ivy have more clean air inside, because vertical gardening also helps to cleanse from excess dust.

It is not at all necessary to completely landscape the entire home. Such decor will look very beautiful on one wall, on the one that best suits you.

If this is the north side, then such a green carpet will serve as heat accumulation in the house. After all, ivy, during its growth, is capable of forming between its stems, leaves and the wall a certain air cushion, which saves optimal temperature in your home, regardless of the time of year.

In addition, even in winter such vertical gardening looks quite good.

Ivy care

When you decide to vertically plant walls, it is worth remembering that for ivy better conditions growth than in shaded areas cannot be found (in the photo).

1. If you plant such a plant on the south side, it will soon threaten the loss of foliage, because with a significant increase in air temperature, the ivy simply dries out.
2. It also dries when greening the roof, because the plant is exposed to direct sunlight. Therefore, if you cannot pay enough attention to timely watering in advance, it is better to refrain from such an undertaking.
3. Don’t forget about spraying plant stems, because air humidity for optimal ivy growth should be considerably higher than average.

If the soil dries out in the winter season, it needs to be moistened very little so as not to harm the plant, because during wintering the moisture is less absorbed by it and evaporates very poorly, which will lead either to rotting of the root system or sub-zero temperatures will ensure even more intense freezing of the soil.

It is quite easy to do vertical landscaping on the façade of your home yourself.

First of all, it is worth remembering the basic rule of planting ivy - you should not place it in such a way that it interferes with the opening and closing of doors and windows, because this can damage both them and the plant itself.

It is best to place the overgrown ivy so that it does not entangle the windows, because, on the one hand, this will prevent normal sunlight from entering the room, and on the other, it will also add frequent, timely pruning of young stems to the list of household chores.

It is worth remembering that for optimal growth of ivy, a 25-centimeter fertile layer of soil is required, as well as timely application of a complex of fertilizers.

Since ivy can grow, clinging to walls, up to 30 meters in height, you need to take into account special fences or supports so that the plant can comfortably climb up.

1. A chain-link mesh, all kinds of pegs and twigs are ideal for this; you can also safely use a tightly stretched fishing line for this purpose.
2. It is necessary to secure the means of support very reliably, since if the ivy grows profusely, it will have a decent weight; moreover, with weak support, the risk increases that when the desired result in the design of the facade is achieved, this entire “vegetative structure” may collapse at the slightest breath of wind, and landscaping will need to be done anew.
3. This can also lead to destruction of the building’s finishing, which will entail considerable financial and time costs.

Therefore, the main tool of this work, of course, is reliability.

Andra

Is ivy bad for your walls?

Our front wall is covered with ivy. We love it, but we keep getting comments about how the ivy ends up destroying your wall. My usual answer is that you often see ivy on centuries-old buildings and they appear to be well preserved.

So my question is: is there a potential danger of ivy growing on your (brick) walls and should we remove them, or is it just an urban legend and should we enjoy its beauty?

(source: Ikar.us (Karlsruhe: Alter Friedhof), via Wikimedia Commons)

Edwin

I'm against letting it grow simply because you can't inspect the wall for problems and it makes repairs more difficult. At some point every brick wall will need to be repainted.

Answers

DMoore

If my house weren't all brick and dilapidated, I wouldn't let it grow. Ivy unfolds and finds its way into any crack. As ivy matures, it becomes denser to continue growing. As it gets thicker, it pushes things out as soon as it gets into the crack. I have ivy on the chain link fence on backyard, and the fence is destroyed.

Think about how ivy gets between your gutters and your house. At some times of the year it grows so quickly that you may have to check every couple of days.

Non-structural note: bad ivy (poison) can grow alongside good ivy. Removing the ivy from my back fence resulted in two poison ivy attacks for me.

Obvious note: ivy holds water. So anything that can decompose, rot, warp or anything else due to water won't last as long. Fiasco Labs also has some differences with their "suction cups" that they use for attachment. Within a year of a freshly painted house, they may cause you to need a new paint job.

DA01

There is some debate about the damage this could cause. Some types of ivy are self-clinging and will likely not have any structural impact on anything. Some types of ivy will try to invade cracks and crevices, so if you start with a bad brickwork, this may cause dissatisfaction.

But there are also arguments FOR THIS. Here's based on a study from Oxford University. Conclusion: Pristine walls likely benefit from ivy, but slightly damaged walls are aggravated by ivy.

Brian Knoblauch

Even if it clings itself, it still causes moisture to be retained on the wall, which is not desirable.

DA01

@BrianKnoblauch the linked article mentions that "a study funded by English Heritage also found bushes from water-related damage"

wallyk

I regularly spend time voluntarily removing ivy, holly, bramble and other invasive species from the Portland Forest Park:
(Note that there is no ivy visible here!)

English ivy is by far our worst problem. Armenian blackberry (formerly known as Himalayan blackberry) is another serious pest, but it only breeds in sunny areas.

Even if there is nothing wrong with the ivy in the house, such things! & $ @ # * Crawling through the yard into wild areas, smothering and eventually knocking over trees, competing with and interfering with natural vegetation and disturbing habitat. Ivy may be fine in dry climates where it can be controlled, but in rainy zones it is terrible.

My prejudice against the material continues even at home. I pull out the roots every time I find any evidence of this.

Where I find it sticking to the cedar siding, it made an expensive mess. It's hard to peel cleanly on the bricks and where it's been for years it looks like it's making hairline cracks in mortar or otherwise sucks it out of solution.

So even if I liked the idea of ​​ivy on a building, I wouldn't do it due to concerns about damaging the ecosystem.

Fiasco Labs

Wooden structures? Absolutely not! Suction pads that ivy uses to stick to wood paneling, cause mold, and the moisture remaining underneath causes rot. If you live in Washington and Oregon, you'll find yourself living in an expensive compost pile when mold begins to attack the woods. Suction cups tend to pull paint off. You have to strip the ivy and repaint it with mildew-enhanced paint quite often if you want it to grow. It also penetrates where it might find a crack. We found it inside a wall in our T-111 side wall house when we remodeled.

Joe Shaw

I had quite a bit of ivy growing up in a 1920s garage and its rubber roof. It hasn't been cut back for several years. Removing the ivy was great job and brought out pieces of mortar and part of the stone facade. It was not structural damage, but still required some maintenance later.

The roof was a little more serious. Rezi new roof was quite old, but when we approached the ivy, large parts of the roof came up with it. Once the ivy was gone and the new roof took care of all the problems we had with damp and mold in the garage went away.

Joe does things

You can basically assume that anything living that is attached to a structure is the equivalent weight of water, and that it will swell and shrink depending on the temperature. On a long enough schedule this can compromise the mortar even if the bricks are fine.

In an area with many freeze-thaw cycles, this time scale becomes much shorter.

They say that the house is garden plot reflects the character of its owner. Solid and solid or romantic and elegant, decorated with intricate decor, or strict and ascetic... Take a closer look at the facades country houses, they will tell you a lot about your neighbors. It often happens that the house is unprepossessing, built a long time ago, but it is so warm, cozy and nice that you immediately understand: a good person lives here.

Vertical landscaping of the façade plays an important role in creating this lovely coziness. In the heat of summer, such a green wall gives coolness, in the fall it protects from rain and wind, and creates a pleasant microclimate. The house, entwined with ivy or vines, is welcoming and somehow kindly reliable.

Do you want to create a corner of Provence in your garden? Are you hoping to get rid of the noise coming from your neighbors? Or maybe you need to disguise the unsuccessful façade of your country house? A living green wall is what you need!

There is no need to grow vines all over the walls of the house - choose the one that most often catches your eye. And depending on which side of the world it faces, choose plants for landscaping. If the side is north, the main function (in addition to decorative) is maximum heat retention.

Choose ivy, mock orange, garia, cotoneaster, and Japanese quince. These plants form over time between the green curtain and the stone wall a narrow air gap, which prevents heat loss. In addition, these plants are very beautiful even in winter.

• If the windows face south, you need to create cozy shading. So, we choose rhododendrons, honeysuckle, Chinese lemongrass, climbing roses or clematis.
• Do you see the sunrise in the morning? For the eastern side, hops, tree hydrangea, and Japanese kerria with golden flowers are good. Clematis and Japanese quince Perfect too!
• The wall chosen for landscaping faces west - we will take care of protection from bad weather. Wisteria, grapevine - great choice! Camellia, large-flowered magnolia, and fremontodendron will also decorate your façade.

Professionalism of a designer or the soul of a gardener?

There is an opinion that vertical gardening should be entrusted to landscape designers. I don't agree. This is a completely feasible task, if only there was a desire. Especially if you have already gotten your hands on creating hedges.

The principles are almost the same:

• - Selection of plants;
• - Soil preparation;
• - Installation of supports;
• - Planting seeds, seedlings or seedlings;
• - Care: fertilizing, watering, pruning;
• - Preparing perennials for winter.

What’s new here is the installation of supports, something on which your green façade decoration will rest.

We rely on what resists. Trellis for climbing trees.

The most simple support for climbing annuals - stretched thin twine or fishing line. Echinocystis, sweet peas, fire beans or morning glory quickly weave along the wall of the house. They don't need serious support. Your task is only to direct growth in the right direction.

Perennial plants require more solid support. In order to hold the considerable weight of hops or wisteria, climbing roses or honeysuckle make a strong frame, which is fixed to the wall of the house. It can be made of any material. The shape of the frame is determined only by your imagination.

There is an opinion that vertical gardening is terribly harmful to a building, because it destroys the house from high humidity, created by plants, damages the plaster and swells the roof. This is true. Therefore, it is better to grow especially “tenacious” plants on auxiliary supports without direct contact with the wall, especially if the house is wooden. If a living green curtain has rushed onto the roof, its growth should be stopped by strong plant stems and the shingles may be lifted and the gutters clogged.

Children and pets can be poisoned by the fruits of these ornamental vines. And this can also be: the fruits and leaves of some plants used in landscaping are poisonous. Therefore, if you have small children, be especially careful when choosing plants for a green façade.

There is also another point - the costs of seeds, seedlings and professionals. All this is quite expensive. But this is not true. Of course, there are costs, but you can often get by on your own, with available materials and the most unpretentious plants.

If your green facade is created by annuals, there are no problems with wintering. The main thing is to remove faded and withered plants in late autumn, dig up the soil and fertilize it - after all, you will repeat the experiment next year. If you chose perennials, remember that many of them come from warm tropical countries, and although they winter in open ground, but in late autumn they are shortened, covered with vines and the soil mulched to prevent the roots from freezing.

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