Ivy... please help!
 

Please help...

I need to grow some trailing ivy to use as part of a floral arrangement in May next year.
Preferably the ivy needs to trail at least 2 feet in length, have fairly small leaves and the leaves want to be quite close together so that it doesn't look to straggly!
What type of ivy should I go for and how is best to grow it now so that I have what I need in May?

Hope you can help

Foxyrockmeister

Ivy... please help!
 

On 2009-09-22 20:32:32 +0100, Foxyrockmeister
said:


Please help...

I need to grow some trailing ivy to use as part of a floral arrangement
in May next year.
Preferably the ivy needs to trail at least 2 feet in length, have
fairly small leaves and the leaves want to be quite close together so
that it doesn't look to straggly!
What type of ivy should I go for and how is best to grow it now so that
I have what I need in May?

Hope you can help

Foxyrockmeister

Ivy can take some time to get going, so can you use pots pushed into
the arrangement - does it have to be cut? If the former, you can
probably buy some fairly well developed plants that don't cost a
fortune. Do you have a florist's wholesaler near you? If push came to
shove, could you use - gasp - artificial?
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
South Devon

Before setting out to try and grow it in time, check round your friends, see who has ivy in their garden already, and earmark any that look as if they will provide what you need. That will mean that they will not be pruned in the winter/early spring

Ivy... please help!
 

Please help...

I need to grow some trailing ivy to use as part of a floral arrangement
in May next year.
Preferably the ivy needs to trail at least 2 feet in length, have
fairly small leaves and the leaves want to be quite close together so
that it doesn't look to straggly!
What type of ivy should I go for and how is best to grow it now so that
I have what I need in May?

Hope you can help

Foxyrockmeister



You are welcome to come round my place and take all the ivy you want off my
bottom fence. Two types, one standards and one variegated. I wish I'd never
put the damned stuff down there now.

jim, Northampton

Hi, Foxyrockmeister, further to the above, now would be a good time to contact all your local plant growers (not garden centres) as you may be able to pick some up really cheap given that all us plant growers had such a terrible August, for example I am selling off Hedera helix variegata, not trained on canes but bushy and about 18ins. long for only 50p each. At the risk of upsetting some of 'professional nurserymen' on this site I would suggest that you visit your largest local car boot sale and talk to the plant man as at this time of year we are all having sales, unless of course you live in Cornwall and you can
come and see me at Rosudgeon!
Regards Lannrman.