There are some stems clearly on their side, I can see them through a gap in the wooden fence. I have had the ivy cut about twice a year as part of normal gardening maintenance (trimmed and cut at the base, it has also spread into the ground, which is no good either), but I have never seen it so out of control. The person who has come round to have a look at it said that because the summer has been particularly warm, the ivy has grown more, plus there may be something to do with the light as to why it leans towards my neighbour's wall. I think that if someone had to climb on a ladder and painstakingly remove it from the wall as it is, it would not work , but the suggestion made by Fidgetbones, to cut it at the base and let it dry and then pull it seems really sensible and it's something that they can do themselve. I will ask the gardener if they can access their garden and he can explain this to them, and cut it at the base in their garden too, if needed. This would also be a lot less expensive.
Grimble2: the issue with my neighbours is that they do not seek to take responsibility for anything. I agree people need to talk, but they also need to take responsibility for themselves!
When you do get round to attacking it I wouldn't leave it to dry before removing it. I did that and found it almost impossible to remove the 'roots' which grow out from the stems to anchor the ivy to the wall. The areas I did when it was still fresh came off pretty easily.
Legally, if something overspills in someone else's garden, is it the responsibility of the owner of the garden where the roots are, or do the overhanging branches/leaves can be cut by the occupants of the garden where they overspill?
In my experience the ownership of Ivy is a bit tricky and you need to be a bit careful ...
I had a bit of a disaster in a rented house ...
Ivy was getting out of control on a stone wall at end of garden - attacking the mortar etc -some of the top blocks were becoming loose. It was also running up two stories high neighbour's (stone) house ...it was at least a foot thick and about 8 ft wide ...
Hadn't ever spoken to those neighbours - at end of garden- on another street and they only had a second floor window visible from our house/garden...and only a small yard at the back.
It was part of our contract to look after the garden - so I mentioned it to the landlady -she said it belonged to the old lady in the house at the back - 'Old lady' loved her ivy and they had argued about it damaging the garden wall etc... (Old lady had moved on too - from noises coming from there it was someone with children)
Landlady said do what ever I thought was best - not fancying having to keep on top of trimming it every year... I cut it off at the roots, took huge sheets off our garden wall....
Then the whole lot on the house wall started dying off... it looked absolutely dreadful and no idea how you would get rid of it ....think you would either have to wait till it rotted off (many many years I would imagine) or maybe get scaffolding up (but think they'd struggle to have the space)
Luckily they never spoke to us about it (while I lived there) but sure they weren't pleased...
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There are some stems clearly on their side, I can see them through a gap in the wooden fence. I have had the ivy cut about twice a year as part of normal gardening maintenance (trimmed and cut at the base, it has also spread into the ground, which is no good either), but I have never seen it so out of control. The person who has come round to have a look at it said that because the summer has been particularly warm, the ivy has grown more, plus there may be something to do with the light as to why it leans towards my neighbour's wall. I think that if someone had to climb on a ladder and painstakingly remove it from the wall as it is, it would not work , but the suggestion made by Fidgetbones, to cut it at the base and let it dry and then pull it seems really sensible and it's something that they can do themselve. I will ask the gardener if they can access their garden and he can explain this to them, and cut it at the base in their garden too, if needed. This would also be a lot less expensive.
Grimble2: the issue with my neighbours is that they do not seek to take responsibility for anything. I agree people need to talk, but they also need to take responsibility for themselves!
When you do get round to attacking it I wouldn't leave it to dry before removing it. I did that and found it almost impossible to remove the 'roots' which grow out from the stems to anchor the ivy to the wall. The areas I did when it was still fresh came off pretty easily.
Legally, if something overspills in someone else's garden, is it the responsibility of the owner of the garden where the roots are, or do the overhanging branches/leaves can be cut by the occupants of the garden where they overspill?
Yes, the owner who is being invaded can cut back to the boundery. But it is the responsibility of the owner who is invading not to do so.
In my experience the ownership of Ivy is a bit tricky and you need to be a bit careful ...
I had a bit of a disaster in a rented house ...
Ivy was getting out of control on a stone wall at end of garden - attacking the mortar etc -some of the top blocks were becoming loose. It was also running up two stories high neighbour's (stone) house ...it was at least a foot thick and about 8 ft wide ...
Hadn't ever spoken to those neighbours - at end of garden- on another street and they only had a second floor window visible from our house/garden...and only a small yard at the back.
It was part of our contract to look after the garden - so I mentioned it to the landlady -she said it belonged to the old lady in the house at the back - 'Old lady' loved her ivy and they had argued about it damaging the garden wall etc... (Old lady had moved on too - from noises coming from there it was someone with children)
Landlady said do what ever I thought was best - not fancying having to keep on top of trimming it every year... I cut it off at the roots, took huge sheets off our garden wall....
Then the whole lot on the house wall started dying off...
it looked absolutely dreadful and no idea how you would get rid of it ....think you would either have to wait till it rotted off (many many years I would imagine) or maybe get scaffolding up (but think they'd struggle to have the space)
Luckily they never spoke to us about it (while I lived there) but sure they weren't pleased...
I have a canner it stands in my consevotory do I cut the leaves back to the soil ?
also when do I pot it on into a biger pot. thanks.
Hi Olga84
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