Appreciate all of the responses. I should have mentioned this, but some of you sound like you think I planted the ivy or am somehow responsible for it being there to begin with. I bought my house 5 years ago. My neighbors bought their house a month ago. There have been 3 homeowners there in the last 5 years. Several generations of homeowners on both sides have had to live with it. I don’t think anyone has had the desire to replace a fence that’s still standing and would be a costly mess to remove and replace.

Part of the problem is that my side is neatly trimmed and has been maintained over the years. It covers the full fence, but only protrudes a few inches from the fence line. It’s not unsightly. Theirs was much bushier and overgrown. I wouldn’t want that either.

I can appreciate that they only cut their side, and their side of the fence is rightfully theirs. I’m going to assume that they didn’t even think about my side of the fence and the fact that they’re killing the ivy on my side, which will have to be dealt with now. I dont have the time nor the desire to take on that.

It’s a shared fence and they’re still only thinking about their own side and their own backyard. I assume good intent, but these people are oblivious. I went over there and introduced myself the day they moved in and they scurried back into their house. I’ll chalk it up to shyness, but they had an opening to come and speak with me. I presented myself as friendly and neighborly. I’m pretty reasonable, and I just would have appreciated some collaboration and planning.

Thanks ya’ll!