Fill the gap with something you actually like—maybe jasmine, climbing roses, or clematis. Something that flowers and doesn’t judge you for leaving your garden tools in the rain. Something that says, “I belong here, and I will behave.”
Or just leave the wall bare. There’s a weird beauty in a clean surface that’s been liberated from a decade of leafy oppression. Walk past it and smile. You won. The ivy is gone. And if it tries to sneak back? Well, now you know exactly where its jugular is.
