On Sun, 22 Dec 2013 23:02:05 +0000, Mad Cow
wrote:

Ivy flowers in autumn after most summer flowers have finished, providing
nectar for insects hoping to hibernate. It gives shelter to many kinds
of small wildlife while forcing out other kinds.
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I love the butterfly but the Ivy! I had to get it off the back of my
garage. It was getting to be too much. I saved a piece of the vine
that was 3 to 4 inches in diameter. I planted a little bit there years
ago and it took off.