It is also used as an ornamental climbing cover for fences stone walls and brick facades.
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It is extremely invasive.
I m not talking about just covering fences as it will take over plants pots and it may also do structural damage to your home.
Step 1 planning and preparing.
English ivy is frequently used as a dense ground cover in places where turfgrass and other ground covers do not readily grow.
One of the biggest regrets you may have in your gardening life is planting english ivy.
However although swedish ivy.
English ivy can reach 100 feet in length as a ground cover or upward as a climbing vine.
One you establish this plant it will quickly take off and cover your entire fence.
Most of the common types will do the trick.
If you want to grow your ivy to cover a fence you should plan on planting the ivy as close to the fence as you can to encourage growth upward rather than outward over the ground.