Golden Hop Vine.

In my research of the many many ivies i found the Golden Hop Vine.  It seems like a perfect type of ivy to use in my piece.  It has a bright yellow-green leaf and seems to be very low maintenance.  It can survive in low temperatures, which would be a necessity if it were to be placed in Kelvingrove park, but also it does not cope well with extreme heats which is not a problem for Scotland anyway.

  Although what interested me most about this ivy is that it dies down to the roots every winter.  This would mean it would grow every summer and die every winter meaning that the structure it was to grow on would not be permanently covered but would be revealed and covered over time.  This would mean that it would be in a cycle: as the ivy grows the man made structure would support it in its growth, but also in doing so the ivy is covering the structure and taking it over.  Although...come winter, the ivy dies and the ivy needs the structures support an the cycle starts again.  I feel this method certainly reflects the relationship that we have with nature and gives the sense of connection we both should and do have with it.