I saw a home about 2 blocks from Park West that had Fig Ivy on their wood fence (it's also on Park West perimeter masonry fence) . It must have been there for a few years and had grown to fully cover the whole fence.
It looked fantastic. Green n' lush, not old and drab as I see the gray fences.
I have done some asking around and the Fig Ivy will not have much (if any) effect on the lifetime of the fences we all have. I plan on planting the Ivy about March/April about 8 apart at out back fence & a couple at the front. It will take only a few years to transform our fence.
In my search I found most Austin places have them for about $10.00 per plant. That can add up if you want 12-20.
I found a place in Houston that charges only $3.49 and this is the response to my question of shipping, If anyone wants to place an order the same time I do and save shipping costs, email me:
Hi, Sal. Yes, we do ship fig ivy, but we do not ship live plants earlier
than February 15. The fig ivy in our catalog is in 4'' pots and cost $3.49/ea. The best time to plant them would be when temperatures stay above 60
degrees. Each pot is packed in the shipping box so that it does not shift
and become damaged during transportation. All plants are shipped Priority or faster, and since you're in Austin an order will usually be received in about a day. In addition, we do not have a minimum order amount. I hope
this information is helpful. If you have further questions or if we can be
of assistance in any other way, please feel free to contact us.
Sincerely,
Sally Ransom
owner, Ransom Gardens
webmaster@ransomgardens.com
phone: 832.754.8765
fax: 281.679.1315
It looked fantastic. Green n' lush, not old and drab as I see the gray fences.
I have done some asking around and the Fig Ivy will not have much (if any) effect on the lifetime of the fences we all have. I plan on planting the Ivy about March/April about 8 apart at out back fence & a couple at the front. It will take only a few years to transform our fence.
In my search I found most Austin places have them for about $10.00 per plant. That can add up if you want 12-20.
I found a place in Houston that charges only $3.49 and this is the response to my question of shipping, If anyone wants to place an order the same time I do and save shipping costs, email me:
Hi, Sal. Yes, we do ship fig ivy, but we do not ship live plants earlier
than February 15. The fig ivy in our catalog is in 4'' pots and cost $3.49/ea. The best time to plant them would be when temperatures stay above 60
degrees. Each pot is packed in the shipping box so that it does not shift
and become damaged during transportation. All plants are shipped Priority or faster, and since you're in Austin an order will usually be received in about a day. In addition, we do not have a minimum order amount. I hope
this information is helpful. If you have further questions or if we can be
of assistance in any other way, please feel free to contact us.
Sincerely,
Sally Ransom
owner, Ransom Gardens
webmaster@ransomgardens.com
phone: 832.754.8765
fax: 281.679.1315