Question: To clear crawling ivy and stop it from blocking your stairwell,
Options:
chop off roots and then wrap the extending plants around the wood railing on your porch and tie them to it temporarily until they lock on.
pull the ivey back thru the rails, wrap the extending plants around the wood railing on your porch, and tie them to it temporarily until they lock on.
Answer: pull the ivey back thru the rails, wrap the extending plants around the wood railing on your porch, and tie them to it temporarily until they lock on.