b'Ivy Warriors Unite; Time to Remove Ivy!BY PAT PRESSENTIN, RESIDENT AND IVY WARRIORS o, you have been watching thatwin a battle with ivy. But you must English ivy grow up your maplestart now, in the early spring. or fir tree for years, and nowEnglish Ivy is an invasive plant it has bushed out and occupies allcondemned by Washington State. the upper branches. In winter, youIt is aggressive and fast-growing, can see it as it is no longer shieldedlaying mats of high ground from view by tree leaves, and it iscover that smother what would easy to approach as the nettles andotherwise be a show of the many evergreen blackberry vines haveferns and wildflowers of the Pacific receded or died; and really, its tooNorthwest: sword ferns, maiden early to garden, so lets get out inhair ferns, deer ferns, tiny orchids, the yard and get rid of ivy. How?fireweed, daisies, and so many Last year, we created a video tonative plants and shrubs. show you; click on the QR code onIvy is great at providing habitat this page to watch a tutorial on ourfor rats, toppling trees as itsIvy covered trees at Nature Trails ParkYouTube page. It is NOT HARD toweight and mass become a sail in windstorms, robbing space for birdspaces, and shading the sun needed menu items like wild blackberries,for early garden flowers like lily of Watch a video tutorialcoastal thimbleberries, andthe valley, tulips, and crocus. on properly removinghuckleberries, blotting out ourEnglish Ivy (Hedera helix) was ivy from your yard views of the Sound and our greenintroduced to the United States from FREE TO ATTEND-artvant gardeSaturday, June 2868pmSeaTac Community Center(plenty of free parking!)This event has art for sale from amazing local artistsSetup for artists and a runway for avant-garde costumes, fancybegins at 2pmQuestions? Text or callpantaloons, cocktail attire, by all attending. Grace Stiller at 206.795.5783MORE INFO22 Normandy Park City SceneSpring 2025'