Poison Ivy for sale?

[LKPike]

grybai - ooooh I'm doing it alright. they've had it coming for a very long time.

Karen - we also thought about blackberry bush, to fill the gap between the fences. the thing is that we have a privacy fence on that side - they have old chain link. theres already 1 bush out there, thats taking over their fence and growing out.

mostly whatever we throw over will probably take over their yard (they never do regular yard maintence). PI would be good since they have kids (their just as guilty.)

theres nobody we can call, all we do is videotape or take pics of the obvious things they do. and wait for the day they do something to make me call police again.

[Scooby4]

Poison Ivy or other plants growing on or against a wood fence will rot it out quicker and make it unstable. It isn't a good idea to have any plants growing on structures as it causes damage to the structures. Even those brick houses with Ivy all over them have serious issues with plant damages.
I had an issue with my neighbor forcing me to put up a privacy fence between us. He threatened to take away my dogs!!! His were the one's barking and causing the problems. He'd even stolen part of my land and his dogs were on it!!!
Your best bet is maybe grow a hedgerow of maybe Holly Bushes or a short evergreen plants. Why make it more ugly to look at for yourself? Have you thought about fruit trees? The fruits would fall over on their side ALOT causing a "mess". A good flowering tree/bush for the allergies is a good irratator!!!

[elizabethann]

I like the fruit tree idea or the flowering tree. Apple trees have nice flowers that eventually fall to the ground...making a mess.

It's a shame you have such sucky neighbors. I use to know exactly how you feel.

Good luck.

[Karen]

Poison Ivy is a considered an "invasive" species, so probably illegal to order anyway. What part of the country are you in? It is quick to spread, can climb and kill even large healthy trees and is difficult to get rid of.

[I was wrong about it being imported - musta been a myth I heard. It is native to parts of North America)/

[dukedogsmom]

I've got poison oak in our woods. It spreads like crazy, though. Too bad you just can't nuke the horrible neighbors. I know you've been throgh way too much with them.

[Scooby4]

Karen there is such a plant that was imported to the United States from Japan. It is an "Ivy" type plant. I forgot the name of it (Japanese ????Kudzu?). It was brought over for some kind of "weed control" or other similar property. It is NOT poisonous.
However, something went seriously wrong. The plant outgrew it's containment and is OUT of control. It takes over EVERYTHING and is nearly impossible to kill. You will see it pretty prevalent on the side of the road here in the South. It is spreading soo fast that nothing can be done. Entire forrested areas are covered in it choking the other plants and killing them.
I wouldn't recommend planting this stuff. It is a nightmare and may be illegal now to plant in other states. Certain plants are restricted believe it or not.

[Karen]

It is kudzu. People often don't think about consequences when they introduce non-native plant species. I know Florida also spends tons of money every year clearing water hyacinth out of canals and waterways it otherwise chokes to unnavigability, destroying animal habitats and native plants as well.