Next door neighbours Ivy

moneyistooshorttomention

Isn't it possible to lean out the conservatory windows and just pull off that part of the ivy that is on your property?

I'm trying to visualise how it wouldnt be possible to physically get at the ivy concerned...

I had the problem of neighbours ivy growing onto my property when I bought my house - and I just literally ripped it off exactly back to the border and it wasnt necessary to even think about weedkiller (though I dont use chemicals anyway).

In the event - I think part of the visual appeal of the ivy to the neighbour was the "wild" way it spread around the place and, faced with it being restricted to their property only, they removed it subsequently.

glasgowdan

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

Not if you use the proffessional version Roseate 360, it's about 5 times stronger and still readily available, check out ebay.

As a previous poster said apply it neat to the plant by brush, I can asure you it will work and and inspite of a yet earlier post, you have every rigjht to treat a plant growing through onto your property, even if it could be proven that you had, which it won't.

Rosate 360 is just glyphosate; the same active ingredient in roundup. It's concentrated because it needs to be diluted before use. It's NOT 5x stronger than x-y-z.

I spray around 1000 litres of dilute each season, and it DOES work on ivy. It's the best way of dealing with the stuff, although not your neighbour's!

I think the OP needs to redesign the conservatory and allow something like a 24" gap for maintenance.

J_B

As others have said
Glyphosate is a 'translocated' herbicide. i.e. it is absorbed by the leaves and is transferred to the roots where it kills from the bottom upwards.

That would kill your neighbours plant completely, which may be illegal!

dominoman

I've got a massive ivy problem in my garden. As in I have ivy in my garden and I dont want it.

I'd always thought glyphosate didn't work on ivy, but now that I know it does I'll be getting the sprayer out this weekend.

reluctanthousewife

When I had the conservatory built she said she would maintain it from her side and make sure it wasn't allowed to come over to my side and grow up the wall. She hasn't kept her promise. it is basically on the boundary as the garden width is small and just kept enough of a gap apparently needed by law? (That's what the conservatory guy said?)

I'll try with long handled shears. I can't lean out the window as its a full wall that side with small windows at the top to let in sunlight.
Don't really want to get done for criminal damage.

reluctanthousewife

And she only started maintaining it when we were rough with it from our side and she didn't like it the way we were cutting it.

Thanks for the suggestions everyone

Ozzuk

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

Not if you use the proffessional version Roseate 360, it's about 5 times stronger and still readily available, check out ebay.

As a previous poster said apply it neat to the plant by brush, I can asure you it will work and and inspite of a yet earlier post, you have every rigjht to treat a plant growing through onto your property, even if it could be proven that you had, which it won't.

As others have said, do you have anything legal to back up this advice? You aren't a new member so your advice could be taken at face value and acted upon. You may indeed be right but I'm also thinking its potentially criminal damage and not really a right.

Happy to be proved otherwise though as I have 50 feet conifer trees just other side of my boundary (not that I'd really try and kill them anyway).

warby68

So there is now a conservatory right up against her fence?

Perhaps that's why she wants more ivy then ever.

Not saying its right on her part but having a known 'trouble spot' with your neighbour and then making it so that you can't now access it yourself doesn't seem to have been the best move.

Perhaps she wasn't expecting it to be quite so close and is just hacked off with you.

I wouldn't want to rely on a neighbour's goodwill regarding maintenance for ever in any case - what if she moves?

Have you asked to go into her garden and maintain it yourself - might prompt her to action if you suggest that. Not sure what else there is. I'm guessing you can't selectively or accurately apply chemicals either if you can't get down there to prune?

reluctanthousewife

No she can't complain about it being close to her fence as her conservatory is right next to her neighbours boundary too on the other side. (terraced houses)

She's a loner and doesn't like anyone going into her house and garden otherwise I would do it myself. She's one of those that puts notes on cars saying you can't park here (when legally you can)

Think I'll just have to suck it up and put up with it.

warby68

Popped back to see what you decided - I was curious as we have a huge laurel hedge as boundary at the bottom of our garden and were told that these neighbours were 'sensitive' when we moved in. I am always wary of whether we will offend when we trim the top but as we are now 5 years in, I think I can relax. Especially when the neighbour tried to return our 'favour' of doing all of the top and fell right into it !

It does seem a relatively low risk to ramp up a dispute about.

If you leave it for now, perhaps you can make another 'polite request' later on when things have calmed down.