If all you're doing is keeping your side neat it shouldn't affect what it looks like her side. When ivy reaches the top of whatever it's climbing on it changes its style of growth and has branches on which grow the flowers and berries - it is these that are so good for wildlife - important pollinating insects love the flowers and the berries are an important food resource for birds in the winter - could it be this that your neighbour is anxious about? Is she keen on wildlife etc?
Hi Dovefromabove - She might be keen on wildlife, but it is not fair on me that these roots are on my side of the wall - I did not plant it. Two years ago this ivy was out of control it was one and half the width of a garage and the length of the garage. It took me a long time to get it under control as it is now, so I do not want it to get that way again.
She can keep some of the ivy, just as long it is undercontrol.
i would pull up all of the roots if it were mine and if you want to keep her happy offer her the roots to plant on her side, you do not even have to offer the the bits you chop off if you don't want to, that would only apply if the roots were on her side, i would take some photographs of the ivy and where it is growing from so if she is silly enough to take you to court you can show them to the court, she won't though as she doesn't have a leg to stand on as the plant is yours and she will incur the court costs not you, you are doing nothing wrong.
You can remove anything on your side of the boundary but this leads me to ask what exactly is the boundary? Is the wall entirely hers? That is both side of the wall with a little bit of land on the other side, or is the wall right up to the boundary? That is important. Do not assume, check with the deeds
The boundary wall is enclosing her garden from the access road that leads to two garages. My garage is only a few feet away. This ivy root has been growing on my side between her wall and the kerb with a foot wide of soil along the length of the wall. Two years ago it was out of control by being two and half width of a garage by the length of a garage. I could not get into my garage because of the ivy and had to hack it down. I am now 67 years old and at the moment still fit, so it is a job I could do without as I get older. A problem.
Hack away, the neighbour has no right to prevent you using your garage. Could you not speak to her, with a bottle of wine or box of chocolates in your hand?
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Hi Dovefromabove - Your last paragraph sounds sensible. I will try this and see it this works with my difficult neighbour.
If all you're doing is keeping your side neat it shouldn't affect what it looks like her side. When ivy reaches the top of whatever it's climbing on it changes its style of growth and has branches on which grow the flowers and berries - it is these that are so good for wildlife - important pollinating insects love the flowers and the berries are an important food resource for birds in the winter - could it be this that your neighbour is anxious about? Is she keen on wildlife etc?
There's some useful tips on this link about how to manage ivy http://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/ivy
Hope this helps
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Hi Dovefromabove - She might be keen on wildlife, but it is not fair on me that these roots are on my side of the wall - I did not plant it. Two years ago this ivy was out of control it was one and half the width of a garage and the length of the garage. It took me a long time to get it under control as it is now, so I do not want it to get that way again.
She can keep some of the ivy, just as long it is undercontrol.
I have downloaded the link on how to manage ivy.
Thanks for your help.
i would pull up all of the roots if it were mine and if you want to keep her happy offer her the roots to plant on her side, you do not even have to offer the the bits you chop off if you don't want to, that would only apply if the roots were on her side, i would take some photographs of the ivy and where it is growing from so if she is silly enough to take you to court you can show them to the court, she won't though as she doesn't have a leg to stand on as the plant is yours and she will incur the court costs not you, you are doing nothing wrong.
I am in Warrington. Thanks for your advice which was what I intended to do all along. I have got it under control at the moment before the next step.
Vivian, she can threaten legal action all she likes,but she'll lose.
Don't be bullied by her.
Thanks Hostafan1 for your good reply. I know that I am in the right, but I tread carefully before I act.
You can remove anything on your side of the boundary but this leads me to ask what exactly is the boundary? Is the wall entirely hers? That is both side of the wall with a little bit of land on the other side, or is the wall right up to the boundary? That is important. Do not assume, check with the deeds
Hi Blairs,
The boundary wall is enclosing her garden from the access road that leads to two garages. My garage is only a few feet away. This ivy root has been growing on my side between her wall and the kerb with a foot wide of soil along the length of the wall. Two years ago it was out of control by being two and half width of a garage by the length of a garage. I could not get into my garage because of the ivy and had to hack it down. I am now 67 years old and at the moment still fit, so it is a job I could do without as I get older. A problem.