[honeychile]

I visited my house the other day, and started tallying the damages (roof, fence, retaining wall, ceiling....) of the micro-burst that hit late last summer. When I come out of the sticker shock, I'd love to get two of those crape myrtles that grow furtherest north, have two bushes removed, rearrange my Rose of Sharons, and talk to a landscaper about defining the boundries of gardens.

Is ivy really bad when it grows up the side of the house? I've always liked the look.