Yeah, I understand if you seriously hate someone in your neighborhood or wherever, plant some of that stuff and once it gets going, it apparently is pretty hard to get rid of it. grin.
On Sep 22, 2008, at 4:29 PM, David W Wood wrote: > The same goes for bamboo which is even worse. If you must grow it, > do so in > a tub. > > David W Wood > > GUILDFORD PHYSIOTHERAPY AND SPORTS CLINIC > MATTHEWS HOUSE > 85 EPSOM ROAD > GUILDFORD > SURREY GU1 3PA > > T: 01483 575876 (APPOINTMENTS) > 302691 (ALL OTHER INQUIRIES) > > E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > W: http://tinyurl.com/5wptcp > > ____________________ > DISCLAIMER > The information contained in this e-mail is strictly confidential > and is > intended solely for the individual/s to whom it is addressed. If you > are not > the intended recipient or have received this e-mail in error please > delete > it immediately. Any disclosure including but not withstanding reading > copying or distribution of all or part of the information contained > herein > is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. 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Stone > Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 4:32 PM > To: Blind Handyman > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] English Ivy and your foundation > > > > For those of you who have basements or cellars. this might be of > interest. Not far from here I had a friend who passed away and she > had > a brick home with a full basement. when I first met her many years ago > my sons and I used to a couple of times during the summer get out a > ladder and pull her English ivy off the roof, gutters and down just a > bit. Her husband had planted this ivy back in the mid 60's and it > supposedly looked good but it was planted to keep the hot sun off > the > bricks during the summer. Later in the 80's she found out from > another > handyman that her front basement floor as well as her front basement > wall were cracking and he could see bits of roots. well it was the > English Ivy. she got a second opinion and that man said those roots > which were like finger size when planted were now in different places > bigger than a mans arm in thickness and were yes pressing and > breaking > up the cinder block foundation and basement floor. oky now up to the > present. I recently found out that the new owners have tore down a > big > well built concrete front porch and stairs. thinking that the porch > was > pushing against the walls underneath. He cannot see the Ivy problem > because they were cut off below ground level many years ago and then > some sort of chemical was poured on the stumps. what I want to > stress > or suggest is do not plant this ivy or something like it by your > house unless you have done other research . why you would ask? this > new > owner is going to spend upwards of $20,000 to have one wall dug out > and > replaced. all because of some english ivy which at the time cost less > than $15. just a fyi from Me ..Lee > > > > -- > By the middle 1880's, practically all the roads except those in > the South, were of the present standard gauge. The southern roads > were > still five feet between rails. > It was decided to change the gauge of all southern roads to > standard, > in one day. This remarkable piece of work was carried out on a > Sunday in > May > of 1886. 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