Masons have taken the approch  of laying up stone with mud or clay which
provides a footing for vines which will hold the stones in place. from
Craftsmen of Necessity by Cristopher Williams. great book
I read a study Harvard did at one time . There they replaced one ivy with
another to limit damage and keep the ivy. They've got to keep it so as not
to be bush league. burpsure bob
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From: Candice Brashears <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Saturday, June 26, 1999 4:53 PM
Subject: Re: For the Love of Ivy


>I love ivy as well......and would Love to Know this "pad clinging ivy"
spoken
>of. Lets get to the "root" of this ivy discussion - admit it; we love the
>warmth and traditional invocations that ivy covered brick/stone structures
>imbue.  Where would our "ivy league" colleges be when those freshmen and
>grads go to register? What on earth would the alumni think? Oh heck...those
>lovely visions of the 19th cen cottage I wish I owned would suffer
>embarassment at showing their nakedness to the public after being clothed
so
>many years. So the question is....how do we keep their heads and amputate
>those awful, insidieous damaging Roots?
>
>By the way, Michael, try an oatmeal bath.  It is readily available in
packets
>at pharmacies - soak a while and it helps the "itch". You might also try a
>little witchhazel.
>
>Candy B
>