Warm welcome from the Pacific Northwest, Susan. We have a horrible time with escaped
English Ivy (Hedera helix) in our neck of the woods. It has literally swallowed up some of our mature parks, climbing the trees and scrambling through the underbrush. Just a caution. It may not be a problem in your area. Once established, though, it is very difficult to eradicate (I unknowingly planted some years ago, soon realized it was not a good plant for me, and am still pulling out upstarts). Hopefully the named cultivars are less exhuberant about taking over the world!
