English Ivies are a great ornament to our rooms, and are hardy, and
require very little care. After the first two years they grow quite
rapidly, therefore it is well to procure two-year old plants; train
them on your curtains, over your windows and pictures. Many make a
mistake by changing the pots very often, thinking they require a very
large pot, which is not so, for they do not require as much earth as
many plants, only keep them moist, and have rich loam for the soil; it
is well to water them every month with guano water, prepared according
to the same rule given for flowers. The Poet’s Ivy is very pretty, the
leaf being quite small. The most beautiful ivy we ever saw was one that
never was removed from its place, summer or winter; it filled a large
bay window, encircled the whole room, and wound around many pictures;
now and then a gardener came and changed the soil, and the leaves were
occasionally washed.