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Kezia Reynolds

5 easy steps to kill ivy roots and stop it coming back, according to garden experts

Front of the cottage with paved path, flower beds and blue front door. A renovated four bedroom Victorian house in Cornwall, home of Jill Stein.

Whether you love ivy climbing your walls or hate its very presence, we can all agree it’s one of the clingiest plants out there. And when this ‘hanger-on’ starts having a negative impact on your walls and fences, it’s time to learn how to kill ivy roots. And that’s exactly what we’re about to find out.

Whether you want to remove ivy from a house or kill ivy on a fence, the core of the problem starts at the roots. Like a Hydra, cut off one head and more will appear, so we need to deal with the issues directly.

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