[thechat] Alternative to English ivy?

Roger Austin raustin3 at nc.rr.com
Tue Apr 19 17:46:09 CDT 2005


Sean German wrote:

> Reaching out to all the green thumbs out there, I'm looking for some
> low-maintenance ground cover and like the look of English ivy (hedera
> helix).  I don't like how aggressively it will spread and potentially
> threaten trees in the area.

Ajuga is a nice groundcover that can be controlled.
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/groundcover/ajuga_reptans.html
I would like to have anyone planting ivy flogged vigorously.
It is as bad as kudzu here in the Southern US.
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