Eradicate Ivy From the Ground

• 1). Put on gardening gloves to protect your hands from getting scratched from the English ivy.
  
  
• 2). Yank English ivy from the ground. English ivy growing along the ground may only have two or three vines, despite looking like more. The vines are normally long, but they are quick to remove when pulling them from the ground. Dispose of the vines in a trash can.
  
  
• 3). Mow thick areas of English Ivy with your lawn mower.
  
  
• 4). Spray herbicide on the mowed area of English ivy.
  
  
• 5). Remove what is left of the ivy after the herbicide has killed it. Rake the dead ivy into a pile and put in a trash bag.
  
  

Removing English Ivy From Trees

• 1). Cut the English ivy that is winding around the tree trunks. Cut the ivy vines to approximately waist height using pruners or loppers.
  
  
• 2). Pull the ivy from the bottom of the tree trunk and any vines that you can reach from the upper part of the trunk and put in a trash can. Any vines left in the upper area of the tree should die and fall off.
  
  
• 3). Spray the ground around the tree trunk with herbicide. This reduces the chances that the English ivy will regrow.