fancy ivy

I buy ivy from houseplant departments.  You can usually get them in
tiny pots for less than a dollar.  For that price, the wholesalers
don't bother keeping the names but they are usually distinctive
enough that you can identify them from a book.  If you're worried
that they might not survive outside in your conditions, grow them big
enough indoors so you can take a couple of cuttings for insurance
before you plant them out.

When I go to a different area of the country, or a different country,
I take a quick look for ivies, and also I look through the
"groundcover" section of nurseries.  Something like fancy liriopes
get sold as cheap groundcovers in warm sections of the country, and
are considered choice plants (ie, more expensive) in colder areas.

Diane Whitehead  Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
zone 8, Sunset zone 5  cool mediterranean climate (rainy winter, dry summer)
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