Um, Jo, unless you really want to devote your time 24/7 to keeping ivy under
control (in which case, come on over, I'll happily feed you lunch & hand you
the tools to deal with my ivy here), I suggest that you might want to
consider something else.

I thought I "liked" ivy when I was in the northern climes, but now that I
have seen what it can do............. not so much anymore.

Just my $.02 (where did that dang "cents" key go, anyway?),

Anne Lurie
NE Raleigh



"Jo" wrote in message
om...
I am thinking of something similar, but wondering if I grow it in
containers
and cut back continually can it be controlled?
I have several ivy's in small containers in my house and they have stayed
small, not sure if it is because of no room for roots to grow.


"Jason Jones" wrote in message
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: I'm looking to use it as a ground cover. It got to be better than the
: existing poison ivy and poison oak.
:
: Thanks
:
: "Will Cook" wrote in message
: ...
: English Ivy is a noxious weed around here -- once it gets established
it
: smothers everything and is extremely difficult to get rid of. If it's
: allowed to grow up trees it will seed and be spread by birds to
: undisturbed woodlands. It works well as a ground cover, but if you're
: interested in gardening or growing wildlowers in the future, you'll
regret
: it. Please be be kind to your neighbors (and future generations) and
: consider pulling it up now while you have the chance.
:
: Here's some more information about the problems English Ivy causes and
how
: to get rid of it:
: http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/fact/hehe1.htm
: http://www.noivyleague.com/
:
: Jason Jones wrote:
: I've planted some English Ivy in the semi shady part of my yard.
Every
: other vine (poison ivy, honeysuckle) has done well in the same area.
:
: I expected the ivy to branch and cover the ground, but its done very
: little.
:
: Help?
:
: JJ
:
: --
: Charles W. "Will" Cook w 919-660-7423
: http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook
: Box 90340, Biology Dept., Duke Univ., Durham, NC 27708
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