hedera hibernica as living mulch

Hi all,
I am considering planting this ivy as a living mulch in my garden. It is a low growing plant, it covers the ground, the roots are shallow, they take care of the weeds, in the winter they keep the soil microorganisms alive.
When I need to plant a tomato, I cut the ivy around the hole and make sure it doesn't crawl on it.
I also heard that it won't flower and make berries if it lies on the ground, only when it climbs on a tree - I will also make sure of that too, so that it won't be spreading in the wild.
What do you think?

I have never heard that it doesn't flower or make berries if it's on the ground, are you sure you trust that information? I'd check that well, if I were you.

And if you can keep it off your plants, you are more energetic than me, I can never keep up on things like that!

Looks like what it wants most out of life is to crawl up things, wonder how hard it would be to make it stay low.

If it doesn't seed, and can be kept under control, it's probably a GREAT groundcover, if not, then it's likely to be a serious problem. Make sure of your information and willingness to make it behave before you plant.