[Cob] Historical Building

[Janet Standeford]

Can someone let me know where to find the article on the Government 
Repair that destroyed the wall with Portland Cement so I  can give it to 
Shane in case he needs backup for his decision at any time?

Janet Standeford OR
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On 3/3/2010 2:48 PM, Peters Family (AKA sar, bridge, dylan, chris) wrote:
> Hi Brian,
> What about Boston Ivy, (Parthenocissus tricuspidata ??) It adheres with suction caps on it's roots so it's not that destructive on masonry walls, deciduous for winter sun, native to US ? and the leaves are held vertical so water drops down to the ground. Being in the grape family there could be medical uses but I don't know of any.. Just a suggestion  It can be a bit weedy here in parts of Oz but no idea about where you are..
> Seems a shame to cover a cob wall though.
> cp
>
>
>
> On Tue, 3/2/10, Brian Liloia<evacindustry at gmail.com>  wrote:
>    
>> From: Brian Liloia<evacindustry at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [Cob] Good windbreak plants for close planting to cob wall?
>> To: coblist at deatech.com
>> Date: Tuesday, March 2, 2010, 2:27 PM
>>
>> I live in northeast Missouri in a completely cob house, and the west and
>> north walls are quite exposed to the wind. Unfortunately, I cannot plant any
>> ol' types of trees or shrubs at any ol' distance from the house, since I
>> live at Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage, and I can only really work within the
>> confines of my plot of land, which is quite small.
>>
>> I hoped to get some insight into planting shrubs nearly butt up against the
>> north and west walls of the house. Has anyone planted shrubs right up
>> against their own cob walls? What types of shrubs would you recommend?
>> Obviously, they should be (very) shade-tolerant, and it would be nice it
>> they had some medicinal or edible qualities, but it's more important that
>> they actually serve as a formidable windbreak.
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>>
>> - ziggy (my house: http://small-scale.net/yearofmud)
>>
>>      
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