I am definitely challenged when it comes to gardening. My dh and I have been in our first house now for 2 years and we are trying to catch up with the yard! We have ground cover everywhere, and last year he was told he could mow off the ivy. Well it looks pathetic now and doesn't seem to be growing back very well. It is under a large oak tree and now everything is taken over by weeds except for some areas by the house where it is doing quite well. What do I do now