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haydee schrieb:

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Didn’t you plant a bit too much ivy? They tend to grow quite vigorously over the years.

Along 6.60 meters (21.7 feet), there are 13 plants. Various suppliers recommended 2-3 plants per meter. I followed the trellises and planted one at each point where a trellis ends or meets another. In my view, I can control this slow-growing ivy’s width and height by pruning it regularly. Since my husband and I are a bit older, it was important to me that this area by the property boundary with my neighbors would fill in fairly quickly.

I wanted taller trellises at the boundary, but the neighbor did not allow it. So, the area remains somewhat “busy,” as I cannot fully neutralize the neighboring buildings at the boundary.

I don’t understand why it isn’t allowed. Your wooden framework is taller. The "common" ivy from the neighbor covers a 15 m (49 feet) wall as a single plant. Yours just seem a bit excessive to me.

It looks very nice, what kind of ivy is that?
In my experience, ivy grows wherever it wants if you let it. That means in all directions, both vertically and horizontally. However, you can keep it under control by trimming it before it develops those “Terminator” shoots where you don’t want them.

At the transition house, we have ivy / ground cover – no idea if my uncle planted it or if it just settled here on its own. In any case, it hasn’t been trimmed for decades, and it could probably strangle you if you insult it.

haydee schrieb:

I don’t understand why it’s not allowed. Their wooden structure is taller.

Apparently, a taller carport/garage is allowed, but a taller "fence" is not. Apart from the fact that their carport is an unauthorized construction and generally not allowed either ... but we didn’t want to argue on that level.

haydee schrieb:

The usual ivy from the neighbor covers 15 m (49 feet) of wall as a single plant. So your plants seem a bit too many to me.

Different types of ivy grow at different speeds and reach various heights and widths. I’m also curious to see how ours develops. You’re probably right that there are too many plants; I’ll just give some away when they get bigger.

kati1337 schrieb:

It looks very nice, what kind of ivy is that?

It’s called "Hedera helix Goldchild," a very bright and cheerful variety that is supposed to have beautiful golden leaves when growing in the sun, all year round.

kati1337 schrieb:

In my experience, ivy grows wherever it wants if you let it. That means in all directions — both vertically and horizontally. However, it should be manageable if you regularly prune it before it develops those “Terminator” shoots where you don’t want them.

I plan to watch it closely and prune regularly. I’m aware that ivy is controversial and not as popular anymore.

Did I understand correctly that you want to paint the curbstones to make them look like the paving? That’s a bad idea. Leave them as they are. It looks fine like this. The other option would look strange. One question: do such rounded curbstones really exist? It looks very neat!

I’m afraid the thin trellis arches won’t support the ivy in the long run.

Pinkiponk schrieb:

You are probably right, and there are too many plants. I will just give some away when they get bigger.

Forget the idea. He’s really attached to the climbing support, and you will never get it off in one piece. However, I also fear that the thin trellises will eventually collapse under the weight of the ivy.