Tuesday, June 14, 2011

ABC Wednesday: V is for Voluminous Vines


Virginia Creeper is a vine which has volunteered to grow under my gutters and around my door.
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It used to hang much lower around the door but a very vocal girl scout selling cookies expanded vociferously about how creepy she found it to have it hanging over her head.
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I vetoed my impulse to tell her it was supposed to be creepy since it was Virginia Creeper. I didn't want to make her a victim of my vituperative impulses since she was very young and I'm not that vile, so I pulled off the vines growing under the one shown above.
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The ivy on the side of my house gets thicker even when I pull some of it down.
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I think it's very possible that one day the vines of ivy will support my aging house. My positive side veers towards that possibility.
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The varied vines at different parts of my house may be getting out of hand but I enjoy the verbose birds that peak out from some of them.
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The blackberry vines make a variety of birds happy and I feel virtuous about the victory they feel when they spot a juicy ripe berry to eat.
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I do find it a bit vile of the honeysuckle vines to pull down young dogwood trees. Some of the many vines growing over my deck wall also grow up through my decaying deck table.
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To see how other vocal participants interpret the letter V, click here.
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19 comments:

  1. MerylJune 14, 2011 at 12:04 PM

    Wonderful fun! And those berries look delicious ... at least those juicy ripe ones.

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  2. photowannabeJune 14, 2011 at 12:43 PM

    Wow, I think you win the prize for the most V words in a post.
    Your vines very well may support your house someday. (:0)
    It looks so lush where you live.
    Honeysuckle can be such a bear once it gets a foot hold. Your poor dogwood may not stand a chance against it.

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  3. JingleJune 14, 2011 at 12:53 PM

    love these green/live vines.
    beautiful shots.

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  4. Roger Owen GreenJune 14, 2011 at 1:38 PM

    I love the VINES, but fear that they're doing harm to your home.
    ROG, ABC Wednesday team

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  5. janeJune 14, 2011 at 3:43 PM

    I have a volume of weeds volunteering to grow in my garden! great blog - lovely pics

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  6. HildredJune 14, 2011 at 4:09 PM

    I love your vines, - and nice humourous text!

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  7. EG CameraGirlJune 14, 2011 at 4:42 PM

    The vines look like they like your soil and find your house perfect for climbing.

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  8. Sylvia KJune 14, 2011 at 5:39 PM

    Love the vines and your photos are lovely as always, Carver! And what a great bunch of V words for the V Day!! Terrific! Hope your week is off to a good start! Enjoy!

    Sylvia
    ABC Team

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  9. Kay L. DaviesJune 14, 2011 at 6:36 PM

    I think you had a Very good time with this post, Carver. I have honeysuckle pulling down the arch over the sidewalk in the back yard. I keep propping the arch up with various kinds of sticks and spikes duct-taped to it. Not exactly beautiful. LOL
    — K

    Kay, Alberta, Canada
    An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel

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  10. ChrisJJune 14, 2011 at 11:01 PM

    Didn't know honeysuckle could damage your home. There is a house in North Wales that is covered with Virginia Creeper. It turns bright red in the fall. It's a very old house and sits beside the River Clwyd (Think that's the right name) and is on the way from Conway to Bettys y Coed. It is a small restaurant and serves the most delicious cream teas.

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  11. NicoleJune 15, 2011 at 2:26 AM

    I think this post shows how nature will conquer everything when one day we will all be gone.
    And that's exactly my kind of garden and house - lovely green all the way around :)

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  12. Rosie GanJune 15, 2011 at 4:59 AM

    Oh those blackberries! They must surely be precious to you. How delicious they look.
    Rosie

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  13. IndraniJune 15, 2011 at 7:33 AM

    Good humorous use of 'V' words. Lovely shots.

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  14. MaryhocamJune 15, 2011 at 5:16 PM

    I would love to have vines in particular Virginia Creeper - lovely autumn colours - growing on my house but would be worried about structural damage or damp.

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  15. Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪June 15, 2011 at 9:16 PM

    I love to have black berry vines on my wall.

    So you are not going to have your whole wall coves by the ivy?

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  16. Tumblewords:June 16, 2011 at 12:11 AM

    Oh, look at those vines! I love that look and surely they'll be of help when it's time to assist the rafters! Great shots!

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  17. WandaJune 16, 2011 at 2:23 PM

    Even though they tend to take over...I love the looks of ivy and vines.

    You have a Virginia Creeper, and I have a Creeping Charlie in a pot.

    You have a lovely home and I think the vines are enchanting.

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  18. SandyCarlsonJune 16, 2011 at 10:14 PM

    Those vines sure do take what they want. They are lovely. I swear I can taste those berries.

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  19. ArijaJune 17, 2011 at 5:34 AM

    I love vines growing on houses.Our house, many years ago in Melbourne was covered in Virginia creeper. It was the most effective air-conditioner we had.
    I really love your garden and so many birds nest in creepers. I always had several nests in our Clematis.
    A most beautiful post.

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