Ivy Growing Up Window?

Drea

I have recently started renting a new flat, moved in around 3 weeks ago. The past week I have noticed that the ivy from downstairs is growing over my livingroom window.

I wouldn't mind snipping it away but it's growing really quickly and don't really want to be hanging out my window every week trying to snip away ivy and I don't own anything to do it with either

Just wondering if I should speak to someone about it and who, my LA (they are quite hopeless though), my LL or should I speak directly to the neighbours downstairs?

Is there anything that can be done to stop ivy growing? I don't know, bit lost about what to do :eek:

Barneysmom

Ivy is terrible
1st year it creeps, 2nd year it leaps, 3rd year it sleeps. and it goes on and on like that. Don't snip it, pull as much of the blighter out as you can.
I'll bet your downstairs neighbours won't mind too much when you explain the damage it can do to brickwork?

Drea

Barneysmom wrote: »

Ivy is terrible
1st year it creeps, 2nd year it leaps, 3rd year it sleeps. and it goes on and on like that. Don't snip it, pull as much of the blighter out as you can.
I'll bet your downstairs neighbours won't mind too much when you explain the damage it can do to brickwork?

:rotfl: I would if I could get away with it. I'm sick of looking out my window and seeing ivy.

Silly idea having ivy on a flat

smnb08

i would leave it and just have it trimmed back by a gardener.
i removed ivy from the front of my house 5 years ago and the suckers that it leaves behind are still there and look terrible!!!

Barneysmom

You could always try weedkiller? Would it work?

real1314

smnb08 wrote: »

i would leave it and just have it trimmed back by a gardener.
i removed ivy from the front of my house 5 years ago and the suckers that it leaves behind are still there and look terrible!!!

Dead suckers are better than mortar that's perished through ivy growing into it.

sheslookinhot

Barneysmom wrote: »

You could always try weedkiller? Would it work?

Thats the answer

sooz

Barneysmom wrote: »

You could always try weedkiller? Would it work?

Weedkiller has barely any effect on ivy. I've tried :mad:

I'd cut off what you can, & throw it into the downstairs garden, preferably tied to a brick. That should get their attention.

Sorry - a little extreme, but I hate ivy :mad:

On a slightly more sensible note, write to your LL, point out the problem & ask him/her to deal with it. Since you have no access to the garden, you cannot reasonably be expected to trim it.

PasturesNew

What you need is one mofo FLAMETHROWER.

If you're in a hurry, pour the contents of a petrol can out of your window onto all the ivy ... and give it a quick blast with a flamethrower.

This time-tested method guarantees that your neighbour will be mindful in keeping the ivy at bay in future years.

Davesnave

Get some generic glyphosate, (B&Qs will do) mix it up with wallpaper paste and paint it on the ivy. The paste will help it stick and make the application more controllable. There won't be any instant effect, but no plant can stand treatment with glyphosate, which cuts it's ability to photosynthesise. It translocates too, so more than the area you paint will become affected.

Repeat applications may be necessary, just take it gently at first. I control a neighbour's rambling rose like this. He thinks it has a disease & both of us are happy.

poppysarah

If there's a risk it may damage bricks etc I'd get the landlord to remove it.