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English ivy and green hospitality.(EARTH TALK: Questions & Answers About Our Environment)(environmentally friendly products)

Publication: E
Publication Date: 01-JUL-05
Format: Online - approximately 673 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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Is the English ivy covering the unattractive fence in my backyard really an environmental villain?--Perry Pitcher, Seattle, WA

English ivy is everywhere across the North American landscape, largely because it is an attractive, hearty and fast-growing groundcover that can hide other and is...

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...unsightly landscape structural elements. But the ugly truth about this beautiful but non-native plant that it aggressively invades new territory, often choking out native plants in the process.

According to the Seattle-based Ivy Off Urban Trees (Ivy-OUT) program, English ivy is quite hazardous to trees it may colonize, weakening the bark by keeping it constantly damp, and...

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