A Colorbond garage wall is not the most inviting surface for a climbing plant. I was sceptical when my nursery lady said she thought Virginia Creeper would be able to cling to it.
Never having grown one – but always wanting to – I gave it a go.
The plant had tendrils which it clearly would like to wind around something, so I began trying to attach wires for it, groaning at the effort this was going to be for such a high shed.
But lo, it didn’t need more wires, as, failing supports, it puts out little sticky feet to help it up the wall.
Another evidence of plant resilience was spotted on the stump of the Silky Oak I had to have removed.
It would seem that the adjoining rainforest is moving in, with what looks like a Sandpaper Fig artfully planted there by a passing bird.
And then, on my fence line, a tree just come into flower drew me closer. Not sure what it is, perhaps type of Pittosporum, not the Undulatum I am used to.
But it was the trunk that fascinated me, with tiny leaflets growing directly out of the highly decorative and lichen-festooned bark. It even has stitched up sections!
Thanks Helen. I do sometimes speak to them, but they never answer. Think I’ll be calling that creeper Gecko from now on!
Delightful. The creeper has frog like pads, or even gecko like feet to cling on to your colourbond. How ingenious
Wish we could speak to them!