But it seems that the tiny space was your choice rather than something unavoidable. Personally, I would lose a bit of lawn along that side for the sake of growing a lovely border - I think you would gain much more by doing that than what you lose by not doing it, if you see what I mean. But if you don't want to, there's not a great deal you can do. The only thing I can think of would be to get/make some long narrow troughs to put in the gap and grow climbers that will scramble up the fence. They won't be in ideal conditions, won't necessarily be very happy and probably won't last long, but if you acepted that as a compromise it could be a serially temporary solution. That's assuming your neighbour won't mind things growing through and up her fence... probably not a realistic assumption.
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The last two are today. So you see how it's come on. Pond area not grown enough this year, but should be nice and green next spring, and frogs and newts don't care, they have taken root!
It used to be a path along there, but we put soil over it, and sort of built it up, as it was so uneven. It's not deep soil, about 6 inches, so can't dig it out anyway!
That's why we turfed it.
I guess I will have to leave it without plants, I can't have a nice lawn and two borders, because of the slope we had to contain, away from her stupid fence!
Close your neighbour out with a fence like you have on the other side then think about putting diagonal, zig zag paths down your lawn with planting in some of the triangular cornesr thus made. It will make your garden seem wider.
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Wow you've done a lot of work!
But it seems that the tiny space was your choice rather than something unavoidable. Personally, I would lose a bit of lawn along that side for the sake of growing a lovely border - I think you would gain much more by doing that than what you lose by not doing it, if you see what I mean. But if you don't want to, there's not a great deal you can do. The only thing I can think of would be to get/make some long narrow troughs to put in the gap and grow climbers that will scramble up the fence. They won't be in ideal conditions, won't necessarily be very happy and probably won't last long, but if you acepted that as a compromise it could be a serially temporary solution. That's assuming your neighbour won't mind things growing through and up her fence... probably not a realistic assumption.
The last two are today. So you see how it's come on. Pond area not grown enough this year, but should be nice and green next spring, and frogs and newts don't care, they have taken root!
As others have said I would put a border in, especially if you shape it surprisingly it will make the garden look bigger.
It used to be a path along there, but we put soil over it, and sort of built it up, as it was so uneven. It's not deep soil, about 6 inches, so can't dig it out anyway!
That's why we turfed it.
I guess I will have to leave it without plants, I can't have a nice lawn and two borders, because of the slope we had to contain, away from her stupid fence!
Not seeing the 4"gap
You can do what ever you want on your side of the fence.
There is nothing to stop you.
Just do not nail any wires to the wood...it belongs to your neighbour.
Nothing to stop you digging the path up.
Grass/plants will not like just 6" soil.
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Close your neighbour out with a fence like you have on the other side then think about putting diagonal, zig zag paths down your lawn with planting in some of the triangular cornesr thus made. It will make your garden seem wider.
There isn't any wood, just the mesh fence. The wood panels are ours.
We are keeping an eye on the turf over the path, seems alright so far, we use the fork, to improve the drainage.its been 5months