Backyard Lattice work and grape vines

That is a very interesting look Dan, with all the Grape Ivy. How long have you been growing it on the house; as it looks quite full and the house well covered? How often do you have to trim the house/roof?

It is almost as if you live inside a magical garden …

-- "A beautiful garden is a work of heart" -- Royal Oak, MI - Zone 5

don’t ever sit too long in one spot or you’ll be covered as well.

How wonderful. I like GramT’s description: a magical garden. WOW.. that’s a lot of vines.

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a) http://www.execulink.com/~yohan

I love the vines… Gives a magical “erie” feeling to the garden.

-- Xploreorganics, 5b Canada, LFD 06-20

Scary sight. The house is being swallowed.

What variety of vine is that? Is there a specific name? The leaf looks too small for ordinary grape, and it looks too agressive for English Ivy.

... just curious

-- jroot

Wow that sure is a lot of grape vines Dan.I don’t know anything about vines.Do you get grapes from these vines?

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

I’m guessing grape vines because there are thousands of small (1/4 inch dia) purple grapes/berries on them right now. Really have no clue of variety.

-- danwalters@lumberjocks.com

Afre you going to make wine or grape juice from them?

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

Dan… I’m still scared of all the vines.. ;)

It’d be worth while to have the plant IDed I’d think.. Might take a few closeup shots of the vine, leaves, berries and post them on the rec.gardens newsgroup to see if someone there can tag it.

Heck, if they’re edible.. I’d be making wine in a heartbeat.

-- Planting Daylilies in Kentucky, zone 6b

it’s not poison oak is it? (evil grin) haha

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a) http://www.execulink.com/~yohan

LOL, Debbie.. That’d be evil, for sure.. ;)

-- Planting Daylilies in Kentucky, zone 6b

I don’t think it is poison …. but the neighbor kid cut some weeds for us & he broke-out like in a rash, like there was poison ivy out back somewhere.

-- danwalters@lumberjocks.com

Sub-arctic Kudzu…......

-- As always, bbqKing. Lawrenceville, Ga.

We had Virginia creeper at one time and had a devil of a time getting rid of it.
Watch for any signs of invasion of your mortar as it can really take a toll on your brick work in a hurry.

Bob

-- I want to believe in a lot of things but, in the meantime I have to deal with the truth

I’m thinking the vines have been on this house for a long-long time. Long before we bought it. Will post a leaf photo when I get a chance. Still think it is a wild grape or something.

-- danwalters@lumberjocks.com