Re: Eradicating English Ivy

Hi Claire and others,
People, Places and Plants is not the only show in town.
I am the editor and publisher of Connecticut Gardener. We publish local
gardening information four times a year during the growing season. Take a
look at our website - www.conngardener.com - and order a free sample issue.
You will receive March/April 2003 as your free sample.
We've been around 8 years now, and mail to 1800 subscribers in five states.
We're not sold on newstands.
Many of our writers are quite well known, Sydney Eddison for example. But
many are just dirt gardeners who have good things to say. I always respond
to folks who ask me "Are you looking for writers?"
So, go ahead, look us up. I hope you like what you find!
Best, Pamela Weil
ctgard@optonline.net


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>From: ECPep@aol.com
>To: perennials@hort.net
>Subject: Re: Eradicating English Ivy
>Date: Sun, Nov 3, 2002, 12:25 AM
>

> In a message dated 11/2/02 11:12:38 PM Eastern Standard Time, mtalt@hort.net
> writes:
>
>
>> doable with some effort.  If that is not possible, keep it cut back
>> to the ground and don't allow any new shoots to leaf out.  That ought
>> to do it in within a year.  You must, however, be vigilant and not
>> allow any leaves to open.  The object is to deprive it of the ability
>> to photosynthesize, which means it has to use all its reserves to
>> survive and it will run out of those in a growing season.
>
>
> This procedure will really kill dead forever almost any plant if you
> persevere.  You should cut any new growth below the soil line.  If you fork
> out most of the roots as most as is the best you hope for you can replant.
> It is just that most gardeners have more garden than they can housekeep so
> the unwanted creep back when you are working elsewhere.  Some vines and
> surface rooters and those with stolons will take more than one year but it
> can be done.
>
> In my area, hedera is almost always killed by a cold winter unless in a
> protected spot and brought along until it develops a barked over base to
> protect it.  Still, it winterkills a lot of the previous years growth so
> remains checked if you can get it to grow at all.
>
> I have been three years now stopping the re-emergence of an old scarlet
> quince.  Last summer there were only a few new suckers.  The first year after
> pulling out the huge old original, there were suckers all summer.  I cut them
> off underground.  I do need to remind my self when walking by with pruners to
> have a look around that spot and detect any new ones sneaking back.  Left
> alone they will make a four foot branched sucker in several weeks.  If you
> are willing to police an area, repeatedly,  nearly any invasive plant can be
> removed.
>
> Ther would be some exceptions as bindweed and horsetail.  I am gaining on
> some horsetail in the veg beds but I reget to say it is just shy of ten years
> work.  Whilst some of us are vigorously attacking ivy, vinca and some
> pachysandra, we in colder zones coax it to cover some ground for us.  In the
> garden, it is always something.
>
> Garden Design has an article on Julia Childs moving back to California and
> enjoying a lovely garden, a garden to serve meals and stroll about.  When
> asked about her gardening she says that she does not like gardening so has
> this terrific woman come in once a week and make it look so good.   There are
> times when I think a terrific woman would be a good idea.  You could just
> assign the ivy to the terrific woman of which I have never found any in my
> town.
>
> One more newsy item.  PPP of New England has announced that they will bring
> forth a Middle Atlantic issue in March.  This is Plants, People and Places, a
> magazine with every show, event, supplier and notable in our area (I live on
> the Mass. line by both CT and VT).  I hope your edition is as informative as
> ours which is published in Maine. Every small and large event is listed and
> the spring nursery listings are quite valuable for daytripping.  There are
> articles on local notables and advertisments galore for only our area.  They
> do not say which states will be covered.  It has been reasonably priced and
> the best Northeastern magazine for area information, maybe the only one.
>
> Claire Peplowski
> NYS z4
>
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