The vine clinging to the red urn is Climbing Fig (Ficus pumila), not English Ivy (Hedera helix) or any other kind.
I do have a grudging respect for English Ivy. It is an amazing plant, though it can be terribly invasive. I don't grow it in my garden, but I don't have to, since it comes visiting through the fence from next door. When it flowers it is very popular with the European Honey Bees (Apis mellifera). I do grow Boston Ivy (Parthenocissus tricuspidata), Virginia Creeper (P. quinquefolia) as well as Climbing Fig, all of which are also wonderfully robust clinging vines. As a general rule, I'm overly fond of vines.
I do have a grudging respect for English Ivy. It is an amazing plant, though it can be terribly invasive. I don't grow it in my garden, but I don't have to, since it comes visiting through the fence from next door. When it flowers it is very popular with the European Honey Bees (Apis mellifera). I do grow Boston Ivy (Parthenocissus tricuspidata), Virginia Creeper (P. quinquefolia) as well as Climbing Fig, all of which are also wonderfully robust clinging vines. As a general rule, I'm overly fond of vines.
Ivy has the tendency to spread and it did in my garden too. But I liked the effect atleast when it did this:
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