In article ,
Brian Watson wrote:

| Ivy is the evil spawn of the devil. It will consume your home by
stealth.

Showing at your local cinema now.

| Use something else that has pretty flowers and, ideally, edible fruit.

Hmm. Have you ever seen Wisteria, Vitis, Actinida, Campsis,
Hydrangea petiolaris, Clematis montana and so on after a few
years of neglect?

Have you seen ivy after ONE?

Frequently. And after five, too. It is nothing unusual.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.