Question

Not a gardener but would really love some advice. Blinking ivy! If I chop it down off my fence, will it grow back? It's not even in my garden, it's from another garden

Answer 1

Needs taken out from roots I weed killed mine and ain't returned

Comments

@mass4 what brand did you use

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@synoptic I use round up boiling salted water is just as good bug get the roots exposed good luck

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@mass4 thank you.  

Answer 2

Ivy is hell. we pull it out but it grows back ‍♀️

Answer 3

Yes it will keep coming back, I got the same problem

Answer 4

It will always come back I’m forever fetching it out from the back of my garden keeps growing more and more so I just leave it now ‍♀️

Answer 5

Yep we have the same problem but now the ivy has ruined the fence and it’s falling apart

Answer 6

You can cut it back to his side if it overhangs your garden.  

Answer 7

Yes it will always come back. We killed the roots on my grandma's and it is slowly coming back again  

Answer 8

If you chop it at the base it will die , but your neighbour would need to do this

Answer 9

Im sick of the neighbours ivy growing in my shed They are so lazy i keep having to pull it all of every year someone said keep putting loads of salt down

Comments

@synoptic I've got the same problem night mare

Answer 10

Research weedkiller, need pretty potent stuff and possibly more than one application. It's a bugger to kill.  

Answer 11

Unless the root is destroyed it'll keep on coming back

Answer 12

You could grow clematis, honeysuckle to wind through & cover it.  

Answer 13

I dont mind it I have it and our fence is protected by it . I have birds nesting and grow honeysuckle and clematis through it so it's a job less for me to do painting the fence

Answer 14

I love mine but I've kept it neatly cut back since I planted it 6 years ago and keep a check that it's not invading my neighbours garden

Answer 15

I've pulled some from on my walk, would like it to grow over my pergola. any tips? It's in water just now. Can it be in a pot?  

Answer 16

We pulled ours up last autumn after years of cutting it back. The root was about 2 ft sq & took 5 days to get out. Trouble is any little bit will just attach with suckers & lives n grows my advice get rid as much as you can but with the root the otherwise will be an on going battle

Answer 17

It wrecks your foundations if it’s near your house so beware!  

Answer 18

Pour diesel on the roots

Answer 19

I love it, rather that than looking at a wooden fence x

Comments

@trippet7754 it rots your fence though that's the problem x

Answer 20

I can cut it off all your side I still have next doors creeping over I just keep chopping when I see keep on top of it I had loads to remove at one time

Answer 21

I’ve the same problem from my neighbour. I just pulled it all off and pulled up all the roots I could. I regularly pull bits up that grow back.  

Answer 22

It looks nice on a fence if kept trimmed beta than a bare fence

Answer 23

Love ours and the wildlife it attracts, plus it adds extra height to the fence.  

Comments

@coracoid mine too. I've birds nesting in mine.  

Answer 24

Id give it a good chop to clear it as much from your side and just keep cutting it back at the top. Have you spoken to your neighbours about it invading your garden maybe they dont know.  

Comments

@trueblue35880 its invaded 3 gardens. Yes it looks nice but it's starting pull the fence down and it's me that will have to pay for a new one. again. nobody is doing anything about it. So I've took the bull by the horns. Once it's off I will be putting planter tubs up.  

Answer 25

, , , , , will grow back i have this problem with the a joining neighbours have to keep cutting back, , , , ,  

Answer 26

You need to find the tap root and kill that.  

Answer 27

I'm afraid it does grow back if the roots are not bug out. There are several specific weed killers that do treat the roots however I don't think they are biodegradable or organic products. The new growth is a vivid green and more manageable from the roots, does not damage the fence so badly, or encroach into the garden so much. I cut my ivy down every 2 years, and have removed the roots in some areas of my boundary. It was growing on all 3 walls in my garden left for 10 years unchecked. Manageable now thank goodness.  

Answer 28

Cut it back to the top of the fence then protect your fence with some fence paint when you have cleared it. put plenty on the fence and just keep cutting it down. unless you can to the root youve no chance of getting rid of it do it every year to protect your fence

Answer 29

Nightmare to get rid of I

Answer 30

Yes I would pull it down it drys your fence out I did at my daughter's it was her nabours as well

Answer 31

White vinegar. Spray it on. Kills it