i’m obsessed with: ivy covered…

i’ve always been captivated by ivy covered places… houses, buildings, even trees. there’s something so enchanting about it. i planted english ivy in our front porch planters over the summer with hopes of moving it to the flower beds after it grew a little… and now that i’ve planted fall cabbages on the porch, {post coming} it’s time to move the ivy.

i’ve heard horror stories of ivy growing through brick and overtaking electrical wires and drywall, all while causing troublesome nightmares, BUT i still want it to cover our house. am i crazy?!?

i’m doing some more research on the best type for our brick house and i think i’ll let it stretch out over the ground first, but for now be inspired by these “straight out of a storybook” images… oh, and thank you cambridge university for reigniting my ivy covered obsession… i’m sure our brick will be delighted.

my breath... taken away.

here's what i'm working with...

if you have ivy-advice please send it this way! be curious… hg