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| I am visiting someone in Long Island, NY. They are putting their house on the market in the spring/summer of next year.
The front of the yard slopes and about 1/3 of it is planted with ivy and the rest grass (trees and shrubs on both). All have lived happily for 40 years, but this year the deer have taken over and are eating all of the ivy so you see just bare roots on the soil. They want to dig up all of the ivy and plant grass. My question is, what is the best way and time to do this? I thought if the ivy was all dug up now and the soil was left rough that hopefully the bits of ivy and weeds might be killed off by the frost and then next spring it could be seeded with grass. Any help would be appreciated |
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| I like your plan and think it would work, if you do that, take the opportunity to amend your soil near the foundation a little since it can be affected over time by the foundation. PS.... never did like IVY on walls except at Wrigley. You could also have your dog water the area if you get my drift, as i have found my dogs keep the deer away from my yard/plants. I would also perhaps invest in a cross bow! |
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| No dogs here unfortunately, but I like the idea of a cross bow! I do love animals and I love looking at deer but the damage they have done to my garden in England and the gardens around here are heartbreaking and costly. The ivy is not near the foundation but is climbing up all of the trees and shrubs - ugh. Ivy is not something that I would 'plant' in my garden.....I spend time making sure it is nowhere near it! Thanks for your input Mondo. I have another question about lawns but I will put that in a separate post. |
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