your your spot on with the Acers and the frazzling of the foliage so great to hear the ivy will help with that.
I’m off to garden centre as just called them and they apparently have many ivys So I’ll go pick one up and once back I will dig another hole in the centre and see if I can do something with the slab.
It won't protect them completely - you'd need something coming out a little further, but it might help a bit. Just make sure your ivy is well spread out against the wall , and pop some canes against the wall for guidance for them until they get hold themselves. If you wanted, you could put a couple of horizontal wires low down on the wall instead, but you might not want to do that.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
My neighbours have one in a pot smaller than that hole and it's halfway up the side of my spare bedroom window (on a Victorian house) so I wouldn't worry about the size/depth.
The one I planted in the back yard is in a 32 inch pot and (as mentioned in my previous post) is 6x3 feet in 18 months
Sorry been sidetracked the past few days. Just had a thought regarding the area I’m planting in. Should I remove the whole area as it is bad ground ie a lot of builders mix and fill it all in with compost and manure to give the ivy a better bedding ?
I'd be tempted to lift 1 slab, dig out under the centre third in a line from the wall, fill with soil/compost and replace the slab.
Thanks for replying , I’m not exactly sure what you mean ? I have got to be careful I don’t undermine the existing slabs. At the end of the day the path is more important than the ivy plant because it’s walked on daily and I don’t want it collapsing.
I would carefully lift one slab and see how it's laid, either on mortar or more likely just a sand base with possiibly mortar dabs at each corner. Once you've lifted it you'll be able to see what you're dealing with and take it from there. It won't collapse as such, it's a solid base
I think that a longer hole along the wall may be good, because a root system will grow into whatever grow space you give it.
If you can't cut your slab you could replace it with a square version of whatever it is, which would give you about a third of a slab removed with no cutting. Or use something contrastnig if you can't source it.
They look like Pressed Council Slabs, for which a 600x600mm won't cost much more than a fiver. But even a 600x600 one will weigh 40kg+ . And they are the kind of survive-a-nuclear-war thing that probably won't be used by newbuild developers.
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“Rivers know this ... we will get there in the end.”
Personally, I wouldn't worry too much. If you take one slab out, fill it up with some decent soil, any ivy should do fine. You should see what's under mine.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I think that a longer hole along the wall may be good, because a root system will grow into whatever grow space you give it.
If you can't cut your slab you could replace it with a square version of whatever it is, which would give you about a third of a slab removed with no cutting. Or use something contrastnig if you can't source it.
They look like Pressed Council Slabs, for which a 600x600mm won't cost much more than a fiver. But even a 600x600 one will weigh 40kg+ . And they are the kind of survive-a-nuclear-war thing that probably won't be used by newbuild developers.
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Your right they are heavy beasts 😂😂 I had a job moving a few others. I’m glad you said that as I was thinking the same , the more quality soil in the vicinity the more the roots can reach out as,long as I don’t dig to deep and lose the wall 😂😂🙈🙈
I think that a longer hole along the wall may be good, because a root system will grow into whatever grow space you give it.
If you can't cut your slab you could replace it with a square version of whatever it is, which would give you about a third of a slab removed with no cutting. Or use something contrastnig if you can't source it.
They look like Pressed Council Slabs, for which a 600x600mm won't cost much more than a fiver. But even a 600x600 one will weigh 40kg+ . And they are the kind of survive-a-nuclear-war thing that probably won't be used by newbuild developers.
I think that a longer hole along the wall may be good, because a root system will grow into whatever grow space you give it.
If you can't cut your slab you could replace it with a square version of whatever it is, which would give you about a third of a slab removed with no cutting. Or use something contrastnig if you can't source it.
They look like Pressed Council Slabs, for which a 600x600mm won't cost much more than a fiver. But even a 600x600 one will weigh 40kg+ . And they are the kind of survive-a-nuclear-war thing that probably won't be used by newbuild developers.
I think that a longer hole along the wall may be good, because a root system will grow into whatever grow space you give it.
If you can't cut your slab you could replace it with a square version of whatever it is, which would give you about a third of a slab removed with no cutting. Or use something contrastnig if you can't source it.
They look like Pressed Council Slabs, for which a 600x600mm won't cost much more than a fiver. But even a 600x600 one will weigh 40kg+ . And they are the kind of survive-a-nuclear-war thing that probably won't be used by newbuild developers.
I think that a longer hole along the wall may be good, because a root system will grow into whatever grow space you give it.
If you can't cut your slab you could replace it with a square version of whatever it is, which would give you about a third of a slab removed with no cutting. Or use something contrastnig if you can't source it.
They look like Pressed Council Slabs, for which a 600x600mm won't cost much more than a fiver. But even a 600x600 one will weigh 40kg+ . And they are the kind of survive-a-nuclear-war thing that probably won't be used by newbuild developers.
I think that a longer hole along the wall may be good, because a root system will grow into whatever grow space you give it.
If you can't cut your slab you could replace it with a square version of whatever it is, which would give you about a third of a slab removed with no cutting. Or use something contrastnig if you can't source it.
They look like Pressed Council Slabs, for which a 600x600mm won't cost much more than a fiver. But even a 600x600 one will weigh 40kg+ . And they are the kind of survive-a-nuclear-war thing that probably won't be used by newbuild developers.
I think that a longer hole along the wall may be good, because a root system will grow into whatever grow space you give it.
If you can't cut your slab you could replace it with a square version of whatever it is, which would give you about a third of a slab removed with no cutting. Or use something contrastnig if you can't source it.
They look like Pressed Council Slabs, for which a 600x600mm won't cost much more than a fiver. But even a 600x600 one will weigh 40kg+ . And they are the kind of survive-a-nuclear-war thing that probably won't be used by newbuild developers.
I think that a longer hole along the wall may be good, because a root system will grow into whatever grow space you give it.
If you can't cut your slab you could replace it with a square version of whatever it is, which would give you about a third of a slab removed with no cutting. Or use something contrastnig if you can't source it.
They look like Pressed Council Slabs, for which a 600x600mm won't cost much more than a fiver. But even a 600x600 one will weigh 40kg+ . And they are the kind of survive-a-nuclear-war thing that probably won't be used by newbuild developers.
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Just make sure your ivy is well spread out against the wall , and pop some canes against the wall for guidance for them until they get hold themselves. If you wanted, you could put a couple of horizontal wires low down on the wall instead, but you might not want to do that.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
The one I planted in the back yard is in a 32 inch pot and (as mentioned in my previous post) is 6x3 feet in 18 months
If you can't cut your slab you could replace it with a square version of whatever it is, which would give you about a third of a slab removed with no cutting. Or use something contrastnig if you can't source it.
They look like Pressed Council Slabs, for which a 600x600mm won't cost much more than a fiver. But even a 600x600 one will weigh 40kg+ . And they are the kind of survive-a-nuclear-war thing that probably won't be used by newbuild developers.
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You should see what's under mine.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...