AIBU to object to a neighbour growing ivy on our fence?

This post is interesting to me because my aged parents have the same problem. Their neighbour has planted ivy everywhere in her garden and thinks it’s beautiful. Her garden looks a bit like a creepy graveyard to me but each to their own. My parents have already replaced one fence because it was falling down under the weight of the ivy. The same is now happening to the new fence. The neighbour is not a pleasant woman and doesn’t care about my parents fence. It’s a very difficult situation. I would get a very strong weed killer and paint the ivy with it. Don’t spray it because you’ll kill other plants.

Thank you for this. I will give it a try.
I am not anti nature. It is just the ivy is a real pain where it is. I deliberately not dead head plants and leave piles of wood for insects etc.

I know this will get the eco pearl clutchers out, but I have had some success with glyphosate. Its a bit of a faff but here's what worked for me. You need to cut down the ivy or at least sever the trunk or stem. Once it shoots again and while the leaves are still young choose a dry still day and spray on the weedkiller. Then you leave it completely alone. That's the hard bit. It will take time to die. DO NOT treat the plant again or chop it down too soon. If you treat the top again it will burn off and the roots won't be killed. If you chop the top off, then the weedkiller won't reach the roots and they will regrow. It might take a whole season for the ivy to die. To be clear if you have loads of it in the garden, this wont clear it because it will keep regrowing from other roots. It will permanently remove clumps though.

No the fence on my boundary is mine. It is my boundary to maintain qnf I paid for the fence. Fortunately my neighbours appreciate this.

I am interested in this thread as I have been trying to kill ivy that has its roots in my garden. I did not plant it. I have tried quite a few things. It seems pretty indestructible.

My neighbours have Ivy - and much else growing up the fence - thankfully its theres

But its destroying the panels

I doubt he's actually "growing" it. I have it coming in from both sides, and it's practically impossible to get rid of, unless you dig up the whole garden. I have to settle for pulling it off things.

Me too. I've actually planted some in the past.

She can indeed - but that poster was giving a homemade recipe for weedkiller. And others have recommended glyphosate, which is hopefully being banned soon due to its toxicity.

Btw, that homemade recipe is fine for weeds growing through gravel or patio cracks - I doubt if it will do much to an established climber like ivy, without repeated applications anyway. Which the OP is not allowed to do.

I'm guessing they planted it for privacy, then.

I can't find your main point, I was answering @StrikeForever

And therefore, she can trim any of the plant that strays into her garden 🙄

Oh really. You’re right I didn’t know that, but my main point still stands

You have my sympathies. My neighbour is growing bindweed through/over/under my fence and all over their garden. I sort of wish it was ivy!

Nope a boundary fence is NOT owned by both sides unless there is an arrangement in place to say that it is. my "L" shaped garden is surrounded by gardens and each part has a clear and designated owner. OP CANNOT just chuck clippings over the fence. Clippings should be offered to the owner of the plant but if they refuse them then its the person who cut them off's responsibility to dispose of them and chucking them over the fence without permission counts as fly tipping. I wish people who don't know what they are talking about would just not post nonsense.

But it's NOT HER PLANT!!!

This one?
The absolute best and most effective homemade weed killer is a mixture of 1 gallon of white vinegar, 1 cup of salt, and 1 tablespoon of dish soap. The vinegar’s acetic acid burns the leaves, the salt dehydrates the plant, and the soap helps the mixture

I know the feeling, I have the same problem. I hate Ivy. To me it is an invasive weed and destroys everything. I am sure I read there is a solution you can make up that if sprayed on, kills it. Google it?

Yes, that would be illegal. You can only trim what intrudes to your side.

Of course it is. It’s a plant. Also a boundary fence is owned by both parties (assuming it is on the boundary), irrespective of who paid for it. The OP can cut the plant on their side (they are legally required to give the cuttings back to the owner of the plant (chuck it over the fence).

You're not being unreasonable, unfortunately its tricky. We planted a lot on our shared fence when we moved in, but because of the nature of what we needed to plant including a laurel hedge, we put membrane screening against the fencing first to ensure there could never be any grow-through to next door as the fence is slatted and 70 feet long. I know this won't resolve your issue, unless your neighbours could be convinced (unlikely I imagine) to remove what they've planted, screen the fence and re plant if they love ivy so much 🙈

See, I love ivy, and I'm trying to get it to grow up our pergola thing - but as that is in close proximity to the shared fence - I've put netting up with a gap and I trim any attempts for it to make its way onto the neighbour's fence ruthlessly (it's starting to take the hint) because I know it's a right bastard fence wrecker and people don't always share my choices.

Really disappointed in people’s desperation for antiseptic gardens. I nearly cried when some neighbours tore out a lovely big beech hedge and replaced it with a grey plastic-y fence and tarmac in every inch of the front garden. They’re constantly leaf-blowing too. No chance of any pesky wildlife in their garden. (Oh, and needless to say they have astroturfed the back garden for good measure.)

Take the fence panel out along with the ivy saying it has damaged the fence. That should slow it down somewhat.

This thread is really opening my eyes!
Ivy won't ruin your fence, it's an amazing resource for nesting birds. There's nothing you can do apart from cut it back, or ask them to pull it up at the root if you have a good relationship.