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Old 27-07-2008, 03:20 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Pete C[_2_] Pete C[_2_] is offline
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Default What's the best way to permanently remove ivy ?

woodglass wrote:
What's the best way to permanently remove the ivy growing up the side
of our house ?.

I want kill it off to make sure it never grows back.


TIA,

woodglass...

Cut it off at ground level, and apply some tree root killer to the stump.
Leave for a few weeks, then dig out as much as you can. Worked for me.
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Pete C
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