Ivy growing over fence from next door....

joeyvicks

sorry to bombard you guys with questions....

next door have ivy growing over there side of the fence but is now coming over the top and also through the fence. What is the best way to tackle this problem? Should i trim everything that is on our side? or treat it with a chemical?

If i do sheer it will it grow back really quickly still or should it keep it at bay for a while?

ormus

you can cut off anything on your side of the boundary. if you use chemicals and kill their plant, they can sue you for damages.

tanith

It'll just grow back.. not much else you can do though just keep chopping at it when it gets out of hand... you need to kill the roots to stop it growing and if thats in your neighbours garden not much you can do.. I have some between my neighbour and I and every year he cuts it back on his side with a powerful hedge trimmer , I have to do mine by hand.. I offered to chop it out but we like the privacy it gives us both.. and as long as we keep it in check its ok ... I'd never plant one though , this was here when we moved in...

w.dws

You are entitled to cut back to your boundry and throw the cuttings onto your neighbours side of the fence.

NJW69

Yes you are entitled to do that but why not just speak to your neighbour and ask them to keep their ivy in trim so that it doesn't encroach over onto your property if you don't like it.

Sometimes simple conversations over a fence can stop neighbour disputes developing.

savemoney

As post 4 said. You have to throw them back so they cant sue you you allowed to cut up to your boundary, ivory can be a paint and can cause slight damage to walls/fencing with its air born roots

Mojisola

w.dws wrote: »

You are entitled to cut back to your boundry and throw the cuttings onto your neighbours side of the fence.

No, you're not. You're allowed to cut back to your boundary and OFFER the cuttings back to your neighbours. If they refuse them, you have to dispose of them.

joeyvicks

why would next door want ivy trimmings back may i ask?

sunshinetours

joeyvicks wrote: »

why would next door want ivy trimmings back may i ask?

They probably won;t but its what the law says - as others have wrongly pointed out don't just cut and throw over fence

The best advice is above and talk to your neighbours. They probably don't even realise its causing a problem

Kay_Peel

Just popping in from the Green-Fingered Board.

Ivy is one of the most destructive blighters known to householders. It is also a dirty little monster which is good for wildlife in its proper place but not good for fences, near masonry, roofs and windows. It weakens, damages and eventually destroys wooden fences better than any vandal. The wasps, creepy crawlies and bees that live in it don't help! I know because I'm having to replace the beautiful wooden fence between me and my neighbours after just four years and all because I was daft enough to plant ivy on my side.

Cut it back and it will go stronger and thicker. It's a thug. Knowing what I now know about ivy I would be irresponsible and stupid to plant it to grow up a fence again - there are less thuggish alternatives. If your neighbour takes responsibility for the damage this blighter will cause then fair enough - be prepared for the fence to fall to bits, crumble and need to be replaced. You are right to be concerned and to look for a way forward.

molerat

Mix some systemic weedkiller in a plastic bag and put some of the plant's runners on your side of the fence into it and seal it with a bag closer. Job done