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[Content] On Jun 24, 2015, TongueThaied from WhyAsk Thailand wrote: Wow, I was thinking about planting this stuff on a front wall. I have never seen such love/hate comments on a plant. There seems to be no middle ground on this one. Depending on one's outlook, creeping fig is either a miracle plant handed down by the gods or a scourge from hell. I get the feeling that one's outlook depends on how much work he or she is willing to to. People that do not want to do a lot of maintenance hate this plant because it quickly goes out of control, while people willing to do some regular pruning love it because it is beautiful and effective. My landscape water comes from a well laden with iron. I have a yellow painted concrete front wall that is isolated on both sides by lawn. The spray from the inground lawn sprinklers creates ho... read morerrible and unsightly rust stains on the wall -- big patches of bright dark orange. The inground sprinklers are too close to the wall to plant a small hedge, as the hedge would block the sprinklers. I nice creeping fig cover will transform the wall from a light yellow covered with unsightly orange rust stains to a blanket of emerald green. Since I regularly edge the lawn between the grass and the wall, I think the creeping fig will remain confined to the wall, and I do not mind pruning it with a hedge trimmer three or four times a year. I may give this stuff a try. But my worst nightmare would be to have this stuff go out underground and start infesting my lawn, despite my edging activities. Any comments? [Rating] 
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