RoseRed said:
huntr1 said:
You don't want to plant ivy, unless you don't mind it getting out of control and overgrowing EVERYTHING! Vinca also is an evergreen plant, has purty purple flowers in the spring/summer, spreads quickly, but is easily controlled by pruning a la lawnmower when it grows beyond your desired boundary.
Kudsu is the correct spelling It is a great plantcrabcake said:is that a type of plant or did you misspell "Kudos"?
excellent ground cover.
Pete said:Kudsu is the correct spelling It is a great plant
growing at the rate of a foot a day ... looks more like a nightmare.
Old wives tale, it would take several days to actually strangle someone.crabcake said:Yea, and I read where it said to close your bedroom windows to keep it from strangling you in the middle of the night.
That stuff was all over where I grew up. It would grow right up a power pole and down the line. I have seen entire houses covered up. 
Pete said:That stuff was all over where I grew up. It would grow right up a power pole and down the line. I have seen entire houses covered up.
noted for the pesky neighbors down the street. 
Pete said:
That way the damn dogs won't be barking at every bird that sits just outside it.
The flowers are contained within the leaves of the plant - it doesn't shoot up a stalk. I have to agree with not using ivy to "fill in" an area. It's very invasive and unless you're diligent, can take over quickly.crabcake said:the ivy can be "trimmed" al a mower when it grows beyond the boundary (the way my mounds are, anyway, as there is no border around them). I think a flowering groundcover might be a bit much for the mounds because of their size.
Hmmm, seems to me I did hear something about another forumite with bodies buried in his/her backyard?RoseRed said:
