Ivy removal

[Arnaque]

The previous owner of my house planted ivy in the garden. I've tried to control it and once cut it right back but it's gone rampant again.
Has anyone successfully removed it themselves or should I call in a professional?

Do you want to control it or remove it?

Remove it

Completely! I hate it

If you cut it at near the base and wait for it to die it’s fairly easy to remove yourself.

Just asked gardener OH. Cut it off at roots. Let cut stuff die back as its easier to pull off walls etc that way.
Deal with roots. Either dig out, or drill some holes in from the top and poison it with stump killer. It doesn't work immediately but it will sort it out. When hauling off walls, he advises wearing a mask as its horribly dusty, even when still green.

I’d probably cut it at the base, as @SheWoreYellow says, it’ll die back and you can remove the dead material. Then paint a systemic weedkiller (like roundup gel) directly onto the cut sections. That’ll kill the roots and prevent it resprouting.

Oh god, it’s so messy to manage! I have a wall of it on an outbuilding and over a pergola that needs regular wrestling, bits fall out of it and get everywhere no matter what you wear, in your bra, in your hair, yuck.

Thanks everyone . Still baffled me why anyone would plant it in the first place

I found a paint scraper quite useful at peeling it back from the top on brickwork if that makes sense.

We’ve planted some to cover our fence. I’d much rather have a natural boundary. We had an ivy ‘hedge’ in our last house so I’m aware of the end result.

One of the few climbers that grows in shade, provides quick coverage, not troubled by pests or diseases, good for wildlife, providing nectar at a time when there isn't much available, and shelter for nesting or roosting birds.

Ivy is also a native species and when you live in a sea of grey, beige, brown, steel and concrete, it's often the only sign of life other than non native buddleia and the odd clump of rosebay willowherb or dandelions being bkasted with weedkiller by the council.