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MY NEIGHBOUR HAS AN IVY GROWING UP THE FENCE SEPERATING OUR GARDEN. IN FACT IT HAS TAKE OVER AND NOW BREAKING THE FENCE(WHICH WE PUT UP). WE HAVE NOT SPOKEN TO THE NEIGHBOURS FOR YEARS CAN YOU SUGGEST ANYTHING I COULD DO ABOUT THE IVY?  Well you

Hello Please can anyone tell me when would one plant from a pot a boston ivy plant, I can see its a great climber which would help with one of my mums garden walls...I also love the red colour its gives in Autumn. Is spring or now the best time (Im

flower and patches of bare wall, I think about the ivy growing on the canal down the road. It's just coming into flower now, and is buzzing with the last of this year's hoverflies, bees and butterflies. Ivy would be a great choice for my garden - it

I am looking to plant a vigorous growing ivy that will provide shelter for birds and insects and has lots of good berries. Any suggestions would be very welcome as I am not having much luck in garden centres! Thanks it sounds ridiculous, but I

how do i get rid of ivy on my walls Sometimes severing the main stem near ground level, then cutting out the next section by about 6-12" can be very effective. What are your walls made of? As figrat has said. Spray new growth with a glyphosate

I have a dry stone wall at the bottom of my garden and ivy (planted by the previous gardener) grows inside the wall. I have removed all the ivy from the ground but it grows well enough just in the wall. Although I know about wildlife and carbon

Hi, can anyone please give me a solution as to how I can get rid of ivy that is growing through my rockery, it is killing off the plants I wish to grow there and it is rooting all over the place, even in the lawn.  Any advice is welcome.  Thanks

I read a great post on a blog I follow about the folklore behind Holly and Ivy. You can find it if you google "wellywoman holly Ivy" The bit about "holming" was interesting, if not slightly worrying.....

I have a variegated ivy climbing up a well established cherry tree. It all looks very nice but I am concerned that the ivy may kill the tree. How long would this take ? Should I remove the ivy ? If it looks nice just cut some back from time to time

I was considering growing ivy up the hut to cover it, protect it a little from the elelments, maybe keep some water out! give the birdies some food as the back garden is slabs and chips unfortunately. Looking for the positives and negatives