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While a fine layer of ivy can provide a charming rustic feel to your home or garden, if left unchecked ivy can easily consume your property. For more on the perils of rampant ivy proliferation, consult the slide show at the The Ivy Removal Project. Killing ivy takes work. Kathy Huber, garden editor of the Houston Chronicle, suggests that her readers kill poison ivy vines by digging them out at the root. The same method applies to the "non-poisonous" variety, but doesn't require as much protective clothing. In the wonderfully titled article "Ivy - Its Benefits, Disadvantages,
and How To Kill It," British gardener Alastair Taylor suggests a two-pronged attack. First, dig up as much of the roots as possible, and then treat the remaining stumps with healthy amounts of herbicide. Finally, the GardenWeb Forum has a number of user-submitted tactics. A word to the wise: Don't use a rototiller. It will only cut up the roots and disperse them. They will grow back.
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