Comments on: English ivy does this to trees, too http://www.sustainablegardeningblog.com/archives/2348 Susan Harris's blog about eco-friendly and urban gardening, plus the adventures of a DC-based garden writer, coach and occasional rabble-rowser. Mon, 24 May 2010 11:12:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Deirdre http://www.sustainablegardeningblog.com/archives/2348/comment-page-1#comment-5751 Deirdre Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:59:25 +0000 http://www.sustainablegardeningblog.com/?p=2348#comment-5751 English Ivy is taking over the woodlands here in the Pacific Northwest. It also creates a "sail effect". It catches the wind and brings trees down. It's on the noxious weed list for our state. Why they're allowed to sell it is beyond me. English Ivy is taking over the woodlands here in the Pacific Northwest. It also creates a “sail effect”. It catches the wind and brings trees down. It’s on the noxious weed list for our state. Why they’re allowed to sell it is beyond me.

]]> By: Diana at Garden on the Edge http://www.sustainablegardeningblog.com/archives/2348/comment-page-1#comment-5746 Diana at Garden on the Edge Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:22:53 +0000 http://www.sustainablegardeningblog.com/?p=2348#comment-5746 One more reason to avoid planting English Ivy - it provides a fabulous cover for rats. They can run around all over the place and be protected from predators. I found that small and medium sized plants can be pulled by hand relatively easily. When I lived in NC our backyard was a carpet of the dreadful stuff and my husband and I spent a summer pulling it out. It didn't return the next year, unlike other problem plants I've tried to remove. One more reason to avoid planting English Ivy – it provides a fabulous cover for rats. They can run around all over the place and be protected from predators.

I found that small and medium sized plants can be pulled by hand relatively easily. When I lived in NC our backyard was a carpet of the dreadful stuff and my husband and I spent a summer pulling it out. It didn’t return the next year, unlike other problem plants I’ve tried to remove.

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