Crosspost from r/landscaping – English Ivy removal – before and after. Spent 66+ hours removing English Ivy that had taken over 1/4 acre of my property. Replaced with native plants to benefit pollinators and wildlife. Looking forward to watching the native plants thrive, worth every bit of effort!
by sacricketer115
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Had a contractor spray all of the ivy with glyphosate three times. Once it had all died, I hand-pulled every single bit of it. Ended up being 48 30-gallon yard waste bags of ivy. I’m in zone 7b in Virginia, and the property is heavily wooded so I laid down a compost blend and planted Carolina rose, shrubby St. John’s wort, white wood aster, blue-stemmed goldenrod, woodland sunflower, black-eyed Susan, orange coneflower, swamp milkweed, columbine, woodland phlox, cardinal flower, and spotted beebalm – all plugs. Keeping fingers crossed!
That is going to look awesome! Thank you for all your hard work! Any big landscaping plans or just letting natives native?
Well done! I applaud the dedication and perseverance! Love all the natives!