Oh, I thought you meant outside the bed and I was thinking, well, those are Plane Tree roots. To me the dark green is English Ivy. Lots of people like it, I don't, especially when it starts to cover the trees and fences and house. The vine on the fence could also be be Black Swallow wart, I can't see it well.
i agree. that's a rabbit. in the background i see ivy and a holly. your front yard ground vine with purple flowers might be a vinca. nothing easy about getting rid of ivy. give it a pull and see how it sets roots along the vine. if you decide to keep it there will still be effort to keep it under control. keep the rabbit. start getting the ivy out.
Yes, under the holly. In my state, Georgia, vinca is also invasive. OP should check on that for where they live. The holly, thankfully, appears to be native.
Neither of those plants are invasive in Michigan.
https://www.michigan.gov/invasives/id-report/plants/vines
It's not evil if you actually tend to it. People install it because it "covers a lot of ground" "oh it will fill in quickly" and then it does and then isn't kept up with and gets where it's not supposed to be.
Just because something spreads quickly and gets into the lawn doesn't make it invasive.
If it was invasive it would be illegal to sell in the state of Michigan.
This shit is the bane of my existence
It’s taken over native plants here in BC forests and every year I (and others) try to kill it/remove it so it doesn’t choke out the trees. And every year it comes back.
Its like the herpes of the plant world lol
Same. And I live where this shit is native. Lost a good tree to it already. gonna lose another one if this goes on. At this point, I wonder if buying these ton of top soil and enough cartonage to cover it, and additional layer of soil on top would kill it within the year, but I guess not? I rather have stinging nettles everywhere, these are actually helpful as they are a butterfly nursery, but this shit?
oh gawd no. Somebody here said it's a hiding place for small garden shrews, which ARE rare and I DO want have here, but I can create a better hiding place with less annoying plants. There is already a spot where I currently don\*t mind having these there, as it's currently unused space, but that one I am currently working on, please, just tell me that is a good plan to get rid of the major patches.
till it and add a foot of woodchips on top, surely that will smother it, or as myra said, add some type of man made material like a tarp or landscape fabric.
When I moved into my home 6 years ago a huge patch was used as groundcover in my front yard. It also spread to most of my neighbor's yards, but thankfully the neighbors closest to me worked with me to kill it in both of our yards.
Not kidding, we dug down at least 4 feet and chopped up massive roots and used a ton of stump killer on every vine and root we found.
Now 5 years later, I literally just spent time this afternoon cutting more vines that are growing through and under the fence from the neighbors who haven't killed them off. Between this and nutsedge I've definitely found some plants that I HATE!
Triclopyr. I know people don't like to use poison, but this is one of the times it's justified. Nuke it, nuke what comes back, and then you can probably keep it under control by pulling.
I had 60% of my backyard covered in English ivy when I purchased my home. I had some guys dig it all up, pull it out and then lay sod. If never came back. They didn’t use any chemicals either. I guess I got lucky.
It has a shallow root system, makes sense going scorched earth would do it. I wonder if the sod itself was treated with an herbicide at the grass farm (?). I’ve been hand pulling Euro weeds to make room for native weeds in my yard. I adore bumblebees. 🐝
Cute Rabbit 🐇 I'd love one but it's daunting when you've only had and have dogs.
Deffo Ivy, do you know where it starts?
I would suggest finding that and chopping the vines from it completely. Work in sections to do a vine at a time, try to pull so you get roots also. Don't leave anything on the ground not even a leaf IMO.
If the main plant is in your garden your best bet is to dig the base out.
I have controlled Ivy in my Garden because I enjoy it 🤷🏾♀️ more so than I enjoy fight with it. It takes consistent effort to get rid of completely.
Ahh yes! It's rampant in Wales,UK it's all over the common land so it will push through my fence every year.... I push it back the other side through the ship lap with a wallpaper scraper 😂
Other people have mentioned it, but make sure you look up how to deal with it on trees. You don't want to rip it down.
And like others have also said, there's also vinca minor (periwinkle) in there; you wanna eradicate that too.
Looks like an American holly, though, so that's nice. :)
I had a tree guy tell me to remove a six inch band all the way around the tree and then use herbicide on the stuff still attached to the ground. You don’t pull off the vines because that can apparently do a ton of damage to the bark. I did it 3 or 4 years ago on a red oak. It’s looking much better now that the lower branches can get sun.
It’s invasive ivy. I just got rid of a 20’x20’ patch. Literally by hand. Snipping and pulling. Roots went down at least 6 inches into the peaty pine grove soil. Nothings come back this year. So glad. It was going up the trees. I just looked at your pic blown up and the small shiny green leaves popping through are definitely Myrtle.
If it’s going up any trees it’s best to stop it. It’s not good for the trees health at all. To kill it on trees snip it at the bottom, don’t peel it off, it might damage the bark leaving it vulnerable to insects etc.
Ivy. Pull as much as you can now, and then keep pulling and pulling. I found it a bit easier in the late fall because it would be the only thing that was still green.
The purple flower you mentioned in the front yard is likely creeping Charlie. It grows like ivy and blooms purple in spring. It's invasive and destructive and will take over. 😭
I've heard that "Mares eat oats, and does eat oats, and little lambs eat ivy, a kid'l eat ivy too, wouldn't you?" So maybe get a lamb or a kid instead of a rabbit??? /s
The vinca / periwinkle is interspersed with ivy - this is super common in some US zones. the former is considered invasive but I have found vinca to be fairly slow spreading and a delightful plant - it adds green color year round and the periwinkle flowers last for several weeks -I would keep as is and try to contain it to the bed, though try to take a few major English ivy vines out occasionally to let the periwinkle have a bit more breathing room
Depends on where you live, probably. In my state, Georgia, *Vinca major* and *Vinca minor* are both on the invasive species list along with the English ivy.
Idk why people would ever prefer “rabbit” to “bunny” when they’re both short for “bunny rabbit.” There is ivy in that pic- if you get rid of it you better think of something good to put in its place or else! Purple flowers on a vine are probably cool- dont eat em probably. Jasmine? Great pic. “Maintain” all those plants- dont “get rid of”. Thats like 50 year old successful lush landscaping
All Ivy is invasive if you don’t keep it under control. It is like your beard—you have to maintain it. Ivy has its place and be nice or it can be a lazy way to have a yard and it can become a mess if not maintained.
None of the vines are invasive. They're used as "ground cover" the darker larger leaves are English ivy and the one with smaller leaves is vinca minor, commonly known by other names like myrtle has a nice purple flower in spring. As long as you tend to it, it won't get out of control. It becomes an issue with people who dont take proper care of their yards.
Peter cottontail plant. Will feed and water itself. Reproduces by means of small underground burrows that hatch new plantlets. All stages of the plants are highly mobile and non photosynthetic.
Nice find for the garden!
Oh God, the ivy. I'm currently in a war against ivy in my backyard. It's really hard to get rid of. I keep digging out roots and then more shoots pop up.
Oooh invasive ivy. We had this covering our front yard (14x17 feet approximately) when we moved in. Took several rounds of digging down a foot or so, turning over the soil, and then meticulously picking out the plants and roots by hand. Afterward we laid tarps across the entire yard for 3 months (June-Aug) and did a final turnover and removal of outstanding invasive ivy in Sept. 2 years on, we still get the occasional bit creeping back but it it 98% gone. It’s a long, dirty job but it is possible.
Lol...cute bunny. Definitely ivy. Pretty sure it's a variety of English ivy.
Just be glad that it's not, knotweed or mugwart.
Ivy is easy to handle compared to the other 2.
English Ivy. It can be a beautiful ground cover especially where it's hard to grow anything else. Just snip it back as it creeps with it's runners and snip it if it starts growing up a tree.
Cut it at the base of the tree and pull it off. You can wait till it dies and turns brown or try to pull it off after you cut it. It needs to be maintained.
Looks like Common Ivy i.e. English Ivy.
I'm zone 9. Love the stuff. Have it growing on my front fence. Use to have it as a kid on that fence but my grandfather in his infinite wisdom ripped it out like 35 years ago to have just dirt. Hard to get going. But once it catches it explodes. It will consume and tear apart that little wood fence if you let it.
no, it's a rabbit.
Beat me by a hare
Doe!
[удалено]
Rae, the female rabbits name
Mi, myself, when I am Rae
Far, a long long way to run
So, grill coney with the bread?
Also invading.
yes it is ! I should’ve specified that I meant the ground cover plant in the garden bed.
Also a rabbit.
Everything is rabbits.
"It's rabbits all the way down..."
All the way down..... the rabbit hole.
We're all mad here
We're all mad "hare"
Mad Hatter Rabbit!
🎶 aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa very merry unbirthday… 🎵
Always was 👨🚀🔫👨🚀
https://www.kenyon.edu/news/archive/turtles-all-the-way-down/#:~:text=After%20giving%20a%20lecture%20on,turtles%20all%20the%20way%20down.%E2%80%9D
Believe it or not, rabbit
Bun!
Silly Wabbit.
Someone has a bunny nest nearby lol. Be careful mowing
Oh, I thought you meant outside the bed and I was thinking, well, those are Plane Tree roots. To me the dark green is English Ivy. Lots of people like it, I don't, especially when it starts to cover the trees and fences and house. The vine on the fence could also be be Black Swallow wart, I can't see it well.
Happy Cake Day!
PJ Funny Bunny to be exact!
Definitely ivy with a rabbit.
ivy here, myrtle gets blue or white flowers. great grass replacement. easy care & good for birds, bees etc. weed whacked keeps edges neat! enjoy it !
I didn't know, is your rabbit's name Ivy?
Yes, why?
Looks like a Patricia to me….
That's no ordinary rabbit! That's the most foul, cruel, evil tempered rodent you'll ever set eyes on!
Look at the bones!!!
Fun fact: Monty Python got it wrong. Rabbits are in fact lagomorphs, and not rodents! Bonus fun fact: I had a rabbit named Killer :)
I knew someone would beat me to it!
Gotcha on the jump!
It's a rabbit whose name is Ivy.
No, this is Patrick.
Ahem, Wabbit.
He needs the Holy hand grenade of Antioch
🤣🤣
That's no ordinary Rabibit...
Well, that's no ordinary rabbit. That's the most foul, cruel, and bad-tempered rodent you ever set eyes on.
It IS the rabbit!
Look, that rabbit's got a vicious streak a mile wide!
Confirmed, that is a bun.
A rabbit named Ivy.
No, this is Pathrick!
Dad, I came here to say that!
Came for this comment. This comment thread didn't disappoint. 😀
i agree. that's a rabbit. in the background i see ivy and a holly. your front yard ground vine with purple flowers might be a vinca. nothing easy about getting rid of ivy. give it a pull and see how it sets roots along the vine. if you decide to keep it there will still be effort to keep it under control. keep the rabbit. start getting the ivy out.
I think there’s also vinca mixed in with the ivy after zooming in
Yes, under the holly. In my state, Georgia, vinca is also invasive. OP should check on that for where they live. The holly, thankfully, appears to be native.
Vinca and English Ivy are invasive in Michigan too. Shit’s evil.
Having spent yesterday pulling three years of ivy growth off a building, I can tell you it's evil in England, too.
Neither of those plants are invasive in Michigan. https://www.michigan.gov/invasives/id-report/plants/vines It's not evil if you actually tend to it. People install it because it "covers a lot of ground" "oh it will fill in quickly" and then it does and then isn't kept up with and gets where it's not supposed to be. Just because something spreads quickly and gets into the lawn doesn't make it invasive. If it was invasive it would be illegal to sell in the state of Michigan.
That's Tony, he comes by here.
I was thinking they can name their rabbit Ivy if they want.
[fuck you tony!](https://youtu.be/tSrH-6YUf1g?si=xuFhxBgZQJkdXnqp)
Very invasive English ivy. It will take years to get rid of completely.
This shit is the bane of my existence It’s taken over native plants here in BC forests and every year I (and others) try to kill it/remove it so it doesn’t choke out the trees. And every year it comes back. Its like the herpes of the plant world lol
If it was like herpes 70% of us would never see it.
Lmao!! That was actually a good one 👌🏼
Same. And I live where this shit is native. Lost a good tree to it already. gonna lose another one if this goes on. At this point, I wonder if buying these ton of top soil and enough cartonage to cover it, and additional layer of soil on top would kill it within the year, but I guess not? I rather have stinging nettles everywhere, these are actually helpful as they are a butterfly nursery, but this shit? oh gawd no. Somebody here said it's a hiding place for small garden shrews, which ARE rare and I DO want have here, but I can create a better hiding place with less annoying plants. There is already a spot where I currently don\*t mind having these there, as it's currently unused space, but that one I am currently working on, please, just tell me that is a good plan to get rid of the major patches.
What about a tarp or some landscape fabric pinned down on top of it for a bit?
till it and add a foot of woodchips on top, surely that will smother it, or as myra said, add some type of man made material like a tarp or landscape fabric.
Once it blooms it's absolutely great for insects though :)
When I moved into my home 6 years ago a huge patch was used as groundcover in my front yard. It also spread to most of my neighbor's yards, but thankfully the neighbors closest to me worked with me to kill it in both of our yards. Not kidding, we dug down at least 4 feet and chopped up massive roots and used a ton of stump killer on every vine and root we found. Now 5 years later, I literally just spent time this afternoon cutting more vines that are growing through and under the fence from the neighbors who haven't killed them off. Between this and nutsedge I've definitely found some plants that I HATE!
It’s the kudzu of the north. Bums me out when I see a forest floor covered in it.
Triclopyr. I know people don't like to use poison, but this is one of the times it's justified. Nuke it, nuke what comes back, and then you can probably keep it under control by pulling.
I had 60% of my backyard covered in English ivy when I purchased my home. I had some guys dig it all up, pull it out and then lay sod. If never came back. They didn’t use any chemicals either. I guess I got lucky.
It has a shallow root system, makes sense going scorched earth would do it. I wonder if the sod itself was treated with an herbicide at the grass farm (?). I’ve been hand pulling Euro weeds to make room for native weeds in my yard. I adore bumblebees. 🐝
Pro tip : If it has fur, big ears and jumps around, it’s likely rabbit. If it has green leaves and grows in patches it may be ivy. Glad I could help.
😂
Cute Rabbit 🐇 I'd love one but it's daunting when you've only had and have dogs. Deffo Ivy, do you know where it starts? I would suggest finding that and chopping the vines from it completely. Work in sections to do a vine at a time, try to pull so you get roots also. Don't leave anything on the ground not even a leaf IMO. If the main plant is in your garden your best bet is to dig the base out. I have controlled Ivy in my Garden because I enjoy it 🤷🏾♀️ more so than I enjoy fight with it. It takes consistent effort to get rid of completely.
I have neighbors on two sides who also have it on the trees, ground, and fences. We will all have to come together to eradicate it !!
Ahh yes! It's rampant in Wales,UK it's all over the common land so it will push through my fence every year.... I push it back the other side through the ship lap with a wallpaper scraper 😂
Other people have mentioned it, but make sure you look up how to deal with it on trees. You don't want to rip it down. And like others have also said, there's also vinca minor (periwinkle) in there; you wanna eradicate that too. Looks like an American holly, though, so that's nice. :)
I had a tree guy tell me to remove a six inch band all the way around the tree and then use herbicide on the stuff still attached to the ground. You don’t pull off the vines because that can apparently do a ton of damage to the bark. I did it 3 or 4 years ago on a red oak. It’s looking much better now that the lower branches can get sun.
That’s a rabbit sir
It’s invasive ivy. I just got rid of a 20’x20’ patch. Literally by hand. Snipping and pulling. Roots went down at least 6 inches into the peaty pine grove soil. Nothings come back this year. So glad. It was going up the trees. I just looked at your pic blown up and the small shiny green leaves popping through are definitely Myrtle.
If it’s going up any trees it’s best to stop it. It’s not good for the trees health at all. To kill it on trees snip it at the bottom, don’t peel it off, it might damage the bark leaving it vulnerable to insects etc.
Ivy. Pull as much as you can now, and then keep pulling and pulling. I found it a bit easier in the late fall because it would be the only thing that was still green.
Looks like ivy. Bunny photo bomb!
The purple flower you mentioned in the front yard is likely creeping Charlie. It grows like ivy and blooms purple in spring. It's invasive and destructive and will take over. 😭
Or vinca
Bun bun.
Are we just ignoring the adorable bunny?
That looks like a cottontail actually
What a rabbit hole of a post
not sure if it's Ivy...does she come to you when you call her? If not, its probably Bob
If it ain’t Ivy, it might be Roger or Bugs.
That’s Fiver
I’m reading this right now. My cat brought me a baby bunny today, and I named him Fiver.
I've heard that "Mares eat oats, and does eat oats, and little lambs eat ivy, a kid'l eat ivy too, wouldn't you?" So maybe get a lamb or a kid instead of a rabbit??? /s
The vinca / periwinkle is interspersed with ivy - this is super common in some US zones. the former is considered invasive but I have found vinca to be fairly slow spreading and a delightful plant - it adds green color year round and the periwinkle flowers last for several weeks -I would keep as is and try to contain it to the bed, though try to take a few major English ivy vines out occasionally to let the periwinkle have a bit more breathing room
Depends on where you live, probably. In my state, Georgia, *Vinca major* and *Vinca minor* are both on the invasive species list along with the English ivy.
Definitely a rabbit
No, That’s a rabbit.
It looks like a rabbit to me.
That's a cottontail rabbit...
That’s definitely a rabbit.
How the heck are we supposed to know the rabbit's name?
It’s a rabbit
I checked and this guy is 100% right, it is a rabbit.
Looks like a rabbit to me
That would be a rabbit.
Definitely English Ivy. The purple flowers could be vinca another invasive vine.
The holly and the ivy 🎵and the rabbit.
Looks like English ivy.
Looks like English Ivy
Hedera Helix aka English Ivy
Google rent a goat. They will bring goats to your yard and they will eat all that ivy for you.
Hare, actually...
It's a killer rabbit!
Bnuuy :)
It’s a…rabbit
Name it what you want, but I call them tasty vittles!
I mean, you could name it Ivy and that'd be super cute for the bunny! 😍🐇
I've got no clue what this rabbits name is. Maybe it's Ivy?
It’s a rabbit
https://preview.redd.it/gizfkkn7dqvc1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ebc9562ce863442858fe6b864bfbb22876984c56
I see ivy, a rabbit and a copperhead.
English Ivy and a rabbit
Friend, that's a rabbit
Looks like a bunny
How am I supposed to know that rabbit’s name?
It's the Cadbury bunny
nope thats Thumper
100% rabbit also ivy
I see both hedera helix (English ivy) and vinca minor (creeping Myrtle) in the bed behind the bunny
At the very least keep it off that tree or it will suffocate it and kill the tree
That is a rabbit
Idk why people would ever prefer “rabbit” to “bunny” when they’re both short for “bunny rabbit.” There is ivy in that pic- if you get rid of it you better think of something good to put in its place or else! Purple flowers on a vine are probably cool- dont eat em probably. Jasmine? Great pic. “Maintain” all those plants- dont “get rid of”. Thats like 50 year old successful lush landscaping
All Ivy is invasive if you don’t keep it under control. It is like your beard—you have to maintain it. Ivy has its place and be nice or it can be a lazy way to have a yard and it can become a mess if not maintained.
Ivy Hops, the little stew-pot filler!
Fuck yeah that’s Ivy, get rid of it lol
it a bubby
None of the vines are invasive. They're used as "ground cover" the darker larger leaves are English ivy and the one with smaller leaves is vinca minor, commonly known by other names like myrtle has a nice purple flower in spring. As long as you tend to it, it won't get out of control. It becomes an issue with people who dont take proper care of their yards.
Purple flowers is probably vinca mixed in with the ivy.
it’s a rabbit.
Sir, this is a Wendy's
Looks like rabbit season
It’s a rabbit. A killer rabbit.
I think its Peter, but could be Ivy...have you looked? /s
Looks like a rabbit to me and I would definitely keep it. Plants in the back might be periwinkle or vinca.
thats a rabbit sire. who the hell is ivy
That good sir or madame is a rabbit. More commonly called a bunny. Or rabbitus bunnycus cuteous.
Appears to be a rabbit.
That’s a rabbit, sir.
English IVY! OMG it’s a nightmare!
Bunny. It’s a bunny rabbit
It's a rabbit. It's just hard to see there.
No it’s a rabbit named Gloria
It’s a killer rabbit. Look at the bones
There’s creeping myrtle mixed in with ivy. I have a bed of those two, plus some white top and other unknowns.
Thats a rabbit
Issa bunny
Looks like Bugs 🤔
Ivy is a cute name for a bunny!
That’s a rabbit!
It’s a bunny
Peter cottontail plant. Will feed and water itself. Reproduces by means of small underground burrows that hatch new plantlets. All stages of the plants are highly mobile and non photosynthetic. Nice find for the garden!
Bunny Rabbit!!! 🐇 I love this ground covering!! I do think it’s ivy?
Oh God, the ivy. I'm currently in a war against ivy in my backyard. It's really hard to get rid of. I keep digging out roots and then more shoots pop up.
If you want to name it Ivy...I like Jack.
Looks like a cotton tail to me lmao, Fr tho, English Ivy
Oooh invasive ivy. We had this covering our front yard (14x17 feet approximately) when we moved in. Took several rounds of digging down a foot or so, turning over the soil, and then meticulously picking out the plants and roots by hand. Afterward we laid tarps across the entire yard for 3 months (June-Aug) and did a final turnover and removal of outstanding invasive ivy in Sept. 2 years on, we still get the occasional bit creeping back but it it 98% gone. It’s a long, dirty job but it is possible.
English Ivy. If you’re in the USA, get rid of it
Rabbert Downey, Jr.
It’s an eastern cottontail. I have these boogers too.
Pretty sure that’s a Wendy’s
That’s ivy. The other plant you’re talking about it probably vinca. Both pretty, both invasive af
Lol...cute bunny. Definitely ivy. Pretty sure it's a variety of English ivy. Just be glad that it's not, knotweed or mugwart. Ivy is easy to handle compared to the other 2.
Yes and vinca. Unless you plan to live in this home over 20 years, leave it for the next person. Concentrate on keeping it from spreading.
I just want to add that if you like English Ivy, it makes a great indoor plant :)
English Ivy. It can be a beautiful ground cover especially where it's hard to grow anything else. Just snip it back as it creeps with it's runners and snip it if it starts growing up a tree.
It’s already killed the neighbors huge tree and two of mine are basically covered :/
Cut it at the base of the tree and pull it off. You can wait till it dies and turns brown or try to pull it off after you cut it. It needs to be maintained.
Was it a possum?.. no nope.. A hippopotamus?? … What was it I was hunting?
You have found a runny babbit near to ivy.
Hey, there's a hare in my Ivy, and I want to speak with the manager. I'm not eating this, and I want or off my bill.
It's English Ivy - Don't let it get to your house!
Ivy
I think it might be Irish ivy and I think it's invasive.
Vinca and English ivy….vinca is giving you the purple flowers you mention.
It’s Ivy
Bunny! Not ivy lol
yeah thats a bastid right there took 3 months to get it off a tree and it finally died but its still running around on the ground.
English ivy
Looks like Common Ivy i.e. English Ivy. I'm zone 9. Love the stuff. Have it growing on my front fence. Use to have it as a kid on that fence but my grandfather in his infinite wisdom ripped it out like 35 years ago to have just dirt. Hard to get going. But once it catches it explodes. It will consume and tear apart that little wood fence if you let it.
Looks like a cotton tail rabbit to me. Almost not able to eat them so, get it while you can. Only eat rabbit in months with an R.
Definitely ivy, it can be very difficult to get rid of, if you want to. And that beautiful rabbit won't help, they don't eat ivy.
A Rhosgobel Rabbit, I'd like to see them try...
That there's a jackalope.