Ivy menace

It's still the dead of winter but Amy and I decided that we needed to begin tackling some of our outdoor 'issues'. Amy's parents were in town and her dad brought his power warsher (Pittsburghese) so we could clean up the dirty brick. Unfortunately we never got to it because of the cold but we did manage to eradicate the ivy menace from the outside of the house.

Since we don't live at Wrigley field, we're still scratching our heads as to why someone actually planted ivy behind the house because it basically had overgrown everything within it's reach. Ivy is evil, hardy and strong. The roots were everywhere - all along the foundation, up the brick (stuck to it like glue), under the siding, up under the roof overhang and probably into the attic. The downright evil weed was choking the azaleas. Worst of all it was covering up our living room window. There was also a bunch growing up the front of the house too. Ridiculous.

So we had at it. We tore it up from the ground, cut, pulled, ripped and hacked it all to bits. We filled 11 contractor bags with all the stuff we yanked out. It took hours and we just finished before dark. See the pics below.

Am I Evil? Yes I Am!


















Weeds B. Gone!












Room With A View












Room With A Better View