Ivy roots aren’t too bad to dig out. There are worse things. We got rid of around 40 metres of old Ivy roots when we came here (well OH did most of it … I mostly made the tea and sustaining cakes).
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
The great attraction with ivy is when it becomes arboreal. I now have a small section which is at that stage, which I discovered when cutting the rest of the boundary 'hedge' the other day, and it'll be very useful for insects.
Any that I don't want, gets a suitable weed killer applied, or even stump killer if necessary, and then dug out if applicable. Crushing the foliage a bit first can make the uptake more successful.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I now have a small section which is at that stage, which I discovered when cutting the rest of the boundary 'hedge' the other day, and it'll be very useful for insects.
Any that I don't want, gets a suitable weed killer applied, or even stump killer if necessary, and then dug out if applicable. Crushing the foliage a bit first can make the uptake more successful.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...