ivy

What would you put as support for an ivy newborn plant which I am still undecided where to put as a final location. is it okay if I leave it in the pot for a few months?

 

I'd give it a stick to play with.

Don't plant it near the house

 

Put it in a pot, it`s not going to "grow" at the moment, If it needs support you will have to fix it with wire or somesuch as it will not cling itself ,as in the dormant period now .

 

If it was up to me it would be the dustbin!!!!! One of my pet hates.

However, leave it in the pot in a sheltered spot till the spring. It should be hardy enough and will basically be dormant for a while anyway.
When siting it the Zigster is right - nowhere near the house. Nor near a dry stone wall either.

 

Nor next to your neighbour's fence. I spend much time getting down and very dirty, trying to remove their's from growing up through my Camellias. I have a nice little variagated one in a fake Victorian chimney pot ATM but it will go the Council's compost heap next Summer,
Jenny

 

I have a bit of a love-hate relationship with ivy ; there are a lot of well behaved ones and the wildlife love it, but leave it alone for a couple of years & this will be you:

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so just make sure you keep it in its place !

 

I have some Ivy growing along the fence around a decking area in my garden and helps keep area secluded from neighbours. I think it looks quite attractive as well, just need to ensure you tidy it up in Spring / Summer or it can take over. My father in Laws garage roof was ruined by neighbours ivy invading and it getting into the rafters.

 

Ivy is definitely 1 of those love or hate plants. Personally I do like it if planted in the right spot. We have deer who take up winter residence here (not great as they will have a nibble at ANYTHING they can get at) including the various Ivies I have. That said they do save me having to do much pruning and will have scoffed every leaf they can reach by next Spring. While many people throw their arms up in horror at Ivy being planted against a house wall, if and it's a big if the pointing is really solid, Ivy can actually protect brick/stonework. We had Ivy growing up the side of a sandstone wall and it had to come down, when removed the sandstone behind where the Ivy had been was pristine and not weathered in comparison to another part of the wall not covered. Even the builder had to agree it had been great protection!

 

My back garden is all hard landscape, at the bottom going up to the fence is what we called the bank, I have planted things in there like honeysuckle, jasmine ,clematis to cover fencing, and have a few plants dotted about, I put 2 obelisk in about 4ft high and planted variegated ivy to scramble up. The one lot died, but the other took off spectacularily well and looks quite good, It is now sending runners along the ground, which I pull up and poke into the mass on the obelisk.