I often think how wonderful it would be if we decided, collectively, to soften our hard boundaries and open our homes to others. What if terrace houses disappeared behind a green cloak of climbing plants, cooling our interiors in summer? Imagine how lovely our streets would be to walk down, if they were filled with the sounds of other-than-humans getting on with life. My climbing hydrangea, Hydrangea anomala subsp. There are lots of choices for covering walls; not all of them have to take over your house, though many will need some support.

Source: Irish Examiner June 10, 2021 12:00 UTC