On 16/03/2012 11:29, zoebee87 wrote:

im not sure about the magnolia..is this the bush with funny brownish
petals? if so thats in our garden. if not then i have no clue ha! im so
rubbish at this...but i need to get a move on because my nosey neighbour
likes to complain about how she doesnt like looking at my messy garden
:/

Iv uploaded 2 close ups of the corners if this would make identification
easier?

The middle evergreen one coming into red/pink flower now is a skimmia.
The other two are still lacking enough foliage to recognise. The one on
the right could perhaps be honesty but the photo is still rather dire.
You need take a shot from half this distance.

i am planning on getting rid of the ivy but im unsure of where its
actual roots will be...erm on the far left it looks like at the back of

I would concentrate on clearing the soil beds first. You may not like
the ivy but you don't know what else it is hiding...

And physical removal using secateurs is as good at anything for ivy. No
need to spray to kill it first.

the garage leading onto my neighbours garden...if i spray it and then it
turns out to be their ivy thats just taken advantage of my garage walls
then im in trouble arent i? but i hate the ivy it just looks very dated
and untidy. perhaps i should knock on and ask...hopefully it isnt theirs
and i can get rid of it!

Spraying ivy is not likely to be very rewarding. Small ivy seedlings are
waxy enough to survive direct application of glyphosate. I expect the
full grown plant to be even more resistant.

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Regards,
Martin Brown