Boston Ivy

Greetings. I’m going to try an experiment and would like some advice. There is a small gap of space between my concrete pool deck and the fence ( I have no grass or soil, just concrete). I was thinking I…

IS Boston Ivy damaging to concrete?

we live in a “green” 8 storey condominium in Toronto, sedum roof, garden terraces. This ivy (Boston ivy?) has been planted in the garden terraces, and is rapidly growing up the walls (aluminum siding over concrete), looks good, but recent…

Relocating/watering outdoor ivy groundcover now

Thankyou for getting back to me. You asked me to re-submit my question. Perhaps you misunderstood my question. About one week ago ( I live in Toronto ) we transferred some of my neighbor’s ivy groundcover to my garden (…

Relocating outdoor ivy groundcover

Today is Oct. 27 ( 16C In Toronto ). My neighbor has given me some of his outdoor ivy groundcover which I have transplanted already to a shady area .Most of the attached roots were kept intact in the soil…

Over Wintering Boston Ivy

I have an Boston Ivy which is doing great in the summer beside my front door , I want to ask if my front door has a ceiling and Ivy is protected from directly buried in the snow , does…

Ivy on chain link fence

Hello, We are looking to plant Ivy on a high chain link fence. See attached picture of the fence to be covered. We have a couple of questions and they are the following: 1- What is the best Ivy to…

Preparing my planter Boston ivy for the Fall/Winter

Hello, back in June I planted two Boston ivy plants in their respective planters (see photo — I added a few Begonias for colour, and they’ve grown a lot). I want to make sure the Boston ivy survives the winter,…

Boston ivy – spots or just colour changing?

Hello, I planted two Boston ivy plants in two planters in the spring, they have done very well but I have noticed that some of the leaves in one of the plants show a reddish colouration around the leaf —…

Boston Ivy not climbing the fence

Hello, I planted to Boston ivy plants in big planter about two months ago (I added some begonias to fill the planters), and they have both grown nicely since then, except for the fact that one of them is growing…