Link for Ivy Generator:  http://graphics.uni-konstanz.de/~luft/ivy_generator/

Link for Particles 3:   http://www.daz3d.com/i/3d-models/-/particles-3-pz?item=4912&_m=d

Link for PhilC utilities:  http://www.philc.net/index.php

Examples of ivy can be seen in the cottage, fortress, and gazebo images in my gallery.
Examples of Elefont's extruded text can be seen in the fortress and drive-in cafe' images.
http://www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/member.php

Examples of Particles (the waterfall and the pixie dust) can be seen here (4.75Mb, so it may take a while to download):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v604/seachnasaigh/TinkerBell_fish_school_swf65pc.swf

Poser 12, in feet.  

OSes:  Win7Prox64, Win7Ultx64

Silo Pro 2.5.6 64bit, Vue Infinite 2014.7, Genetica 4.0 Studio, UV Mapper Pro, UV Layout Pro, PhotoImpact X3, GIF Animator 5