If you live in Ward End, you probably have ivy somewhere you would rather not: up the side of an inter-war house, across a rear fence, or rising through the old tree near the end of the garden. We remove it carefully from walls, fences, sheds, garages and trees.
Our approach is steady rather than rushed. The stems are cut at the base, the growth is allowed to die back, and only then do we take it away, bagging or loading the green waste so your garden is left neat.
The houses here are mostly inter-war and later, with medium gardens that often run back to a fence, a garage or a neighbouring hedge. Ivy tends to climb the side wall of a Ward End house first, then spread along the boundary. By cutting it at the base early, you stop it reaching the gutters and the upper windows, which is far easier than dealing with it once it has taken hold of the soffits.
We work from the ground and from steady steps, removing ivy from brick, render and pebbledash as it loosens. On a Ward End semi that has been painted or rendered, we go slowly, because paint flakes easily and ivy roots can leave a mark that is better left to fade than scrubbed. Bay windows, porches and brick pillars all get the same unhurried treatment.
With Ward End Park nearby, mature trees are a feature of the area, and ivy climbs them as readily as it climbs a wall. We cut a clean gap through the stems at the bottom of the trunk, leaving the ivy above to die. We do not tear it from the bark, which risks harming the tree and often leaves bare scars on the bark.
Once the stems have dried, much of it falls away or can be reached from the ground. If the ivy is high in the canopy, we tell you what is sensible to remove and what is better left alone. That honest advice saves you paying for work that would not improve anything, and means you know what to expect before we start.
Timber fences and garden sheds in Ward End hold damp, and ivy adds to it. Clearing the leaf lets the boards dry and shows whether any are rotten. Before we cut, we look for nesting birds and leave any active nest alone. We also cover Washwood Heath and Stechford, and every bag of cuttings goes away with us.
Based in Hall Green, so we are never far from the gardens we work in.
We look at the job before we price it, so you know what is involved.
Branches, clippings and rubbish from our jobs are cleared and the garden left tidy.
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Cut it at the base before it reaches the roofline. We remove a length of each main stem, let the top growth die back, then clear the gutters and fascia of any stems that have already worked their way in.
Taking ivy off a private garden tree is generally fine, though protected trees have their own rules. We only cut the ivy stems, never the tree itself, and we leave park trees alone. If you are unsure about protection, check with the council first.
We try to avoid that by letting the ivy die back first, because dry ivy lifts off with less force. If the panels or posts are already weak, we point that out before removing everything so you can decide what to do.
Tell us what needs doing and where. We will get back to you to arrange a visit and a free, no-obligation quote. Photos sent on WhatsApp help.
