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@Sweetvirginia: While it's true that ivy can be kept in control in individual yards, it has become a problem for the area trees as a whole. I spent a year as an Americorps volunteer with the Arlington County Invasive Plant office. The problem that I think people have trouble seeing is that it may not be the Ivy growing in your yard that is a problem, but the seeds from that Ivy which spread to parks, natural areas, median strips, and other people's property that become a problem. Kudzu is also a problem and a growing one, but in terms of something we can all do to help preserve our area's trees- not planting English ivy is one of the most important. ::gets off soap box::