My fences have been all colours but about 10 years ago I did black and still like it. Although I do have a yearning for the lavender I once had on my front fence!
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You don't have to restrict yourself to just dark or wlight, you can find mid-range colours that work very well. We painted the fence in our previous garden grey, although it looked more like purple. It picked up the green of foliage very well. It wasn't one of the pre-selected shades you can buy from Cuprinol, etc. We got it mixed for us at our local DIY superstore, from the thousands of shades that Dulux do. You'll find a much wider range of colour options if you do this. We just made sure to select the right kind of paint for use on outdoor wood. It wasn't a stain, it was completely opaque, which we preferred, as we wanted a very contemporary look.
Wow what a beautiful terrace you have this is something I’d love to do in corner of my patio I love grasses can you recommend any good ones which don’t grow too big so don’t have keep changing pot sizes thanks 😊
Many can be kept smaller by dividing in spring @amberspy. Hakonechloa doesn't get huge - it forms a nice mound, not evergreen though. The variegated Carexes are also good - there's quite a few of them, Everest and Evergold are quite similar. Phormiums in pots do well, and you get plenty of variegated ones, as well as dark ones. You can just chop away pieces, or split in spring. They often need that to keep the colour at it's best. We were talking about Pennisetums a few days ago - they're lovely but not hardy, so if you have somewhere to overwinter them, they can be very useful. Lovely flowerheads - often called bunny tails etc, as they're quite fluffy, There are some nice dark ones, often with dark, plummy foliage.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Many can be kept smaller by dividing in spring @amberspy. Hakonechloa doesn't get huge - it forms a nice mound, not evergreen though. The variegated Carexes are also good - there's quite a few of them, Everest and Evergold are quite similar. Phormiums in pots do well, and you get plenty of variegated ones, as well as dark ones. You can just chop away pieces, or split in spring. They often need that to keep the colour at it's best. We were talking about Pennisetums a few days ago - they're lovely but not hardy, so if you have somewhere to overwinter them, they can be very useful. Lovely flowerheads - often called bunny tails etc, as they're quite fluffy, There are some nice dark ones, often with dark, plummy foliage.
Thanks for help I had a look I definitely order a mix of them and take from there 🤗
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Your old garden is just as lovely as your current one. Very stylish
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
can you recommend any good ones which don’t grow too big so don’t have keep changing pot sizes thanks 😊
Hakonechloa doesn't get huge - it forms a nice mound, not evergreen though. The variegated Carexes are also good - there's quite a few of them, Everest and Evergold are quite similar. Phormiums in pots do well, and you get plenty of variegated ones, as well as dark ones. You can just chop away pieces, or split in spring. They often need that to keep the colour at it's best.
We were talking about Pennisetums a few days ago - they're lovely but not hardy, so if you have somewhere to overwinter them, they can be very useful. Lovely flowerheads - often called bunny tails etc, as they're quite fluffy, There are some nice dark ones, often with dark, plummy foliage.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I had a look I definitely order a mix of them and take from there 🤗