![]() ![]() If you have really cold weather forecasted you could cover them, but I think its better to get these going now. Hello! I am guessing that you may have the same issues as the previous question, so I will defer you to those answers too. Please help! I am so happy I found this forum. ![]() Obviously I have no idea what I am doing. Is it too late in the year to plant some new creeping ivy along the areas where the old roots were cut? How far should I cut it back? Can I destroy the plant by cutting too much of the old growth old? Is there anything I can do to save them? We do have some remaining but it is all twisted up with the sick fig.Īlso, the creeping fig we inherited was SUPER unruly when we got it, with mostly large dark leaves and thicker stems. It now seems, unsurprisingly, that some of these large, old plants are dying and detaching from our walls. I LOVE the fig, but when some landscapers came to remove some other plants, I was horrified when I found that they also cut some very thick creeping fig roots down towards the ground in several places around our property. I live in historic Savannah, Georgia and we inherited creeping fig on the bottom half of our 1894 townhome when we purchased it. Make sure the base will be easily reached if you plant it. It looks great much of the time but is a constant battle and can be destructive if you turn your back. If your climate is like ours be sure you are willing to do the work-unless you have a professional landscape service that will keep it trimmed. It has also moved aggressively into the foundation plantings-jasmine, holly, boxwood, etc. It looks great on all the brick right after it has been trimmed but gets out of control very quickly. If it gets under wood trim it can force the wood apart. Also any wood surface will have to be sanded before it can be painted. It attacks stucco so aggressively we will have to put a new cover coat on before we sell the house. The more it is pruned the more vines it produces. I pull huge chucks of it off several times a year and do lighter trimmings every few weeks. ![]() Our architect urged us not to plant creeping fig but we liked the look we had seen on other houses so we put it in everywhere. Our garage, front steps and side connectors are brick and the ten foot high foundation wall is stucco. We also live in Charleston SC where the weather is hot and humid much of the year. ![]()
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