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TexasTowelie

(116,768 posts) Mon Jun 24, 2019, 04:02 AM Jun 2019

An eyesore or environmental attraction? Jersey Shore homeowner in legal fight to protect her vines

Elaine Scattergood sees an “environmental attraction.” The borough of Avalon sees “overgrowth.”

The center of the conflict — vines, Virginia creepers to be exact, which have thrived on Scattergood’s beach block property for 40 years.

The town wants them gone. Scattergood asks why, after decades of being allowed to cultivate the vines, all the fuss?

The dispute, first reported by the Press of Atlantic City, will be back in municipal court July 15, after several meetings between and court appearances by Scattergood and the borough, which have failed to force her hand.

Read more: https://www.inquirer.com/news/new-jersey/avalon-20190623.html

VERNON OGRODNEK / FOR THE INQUIRER

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An eyesore or environmental attraction? Jersey Shore homeowner in legal fight to protect her vines (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jun 2019 OP

Those vines can destroy a house. True Blue American Jun 2019 #1

My contractor found a large (dead) vine that had grown into our wall space, no_hypocrisy Jun 2019 #2

I was reading a book True Blue American Jun 2019 #3

True Blue American

(18,161 posts)

1. Those vines can destroy a house.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Mon Jun 24, 2019, 04:17 AM

Jun 2019

They may look fine but do serious damage to the wood.

I had a Wisteria, never let it close to my house, but Lord the roots. They can actually lift the roof off a house. My Clematis is cut to the ground every year.

no_hypocrisy

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2. My contractor found a large (dead) vine that had grown into our wall space,

Reply to True Blue American (Reply #1)

Mon Jun 24, 2019, 05:18 AM

Jun 2019

pushing the wall outward.

True Blue American

(18,161 posts)

3. I was reading a book

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 24, 2019, 07:05 AM

Jun 2019

And it was found the Wisteria lifted the roof off the house.

I have a friend who bought nice two story house covered with Ivy on one side. They tore it down .the siding had to be replaced.

Regarding your experience the picture showed dead vines clinging to the siding.

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