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How do you solve the problem of the white rendered wall?

potandgrowpotandgrow Posts: 14
in Problem solving
We have a white rendered boundary wall which unfortunately will just never stay white. I've repainted it three times but to no avail and it really is just an eyesore. 

My latest thought is to put in a hedge or climbers to hide as much of the wall as possible. As you can see I have a red robin in the corner which hasn't fared too badly in the clay soil but not sure if it will be too big/overbearing to plant this the whole way across. I also have two little ones, one of whom loves to eat anything her hands can touch so I will need to beat that in mind as well. 

Any suggestions of plant or alternative approaches would be greatly appreciated. 

Many thanks
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  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Paint it grey or black
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • potandgrowpotandgrow Posts: 14
    B3 said:
    Paint it grey or black
    Thanks .  I did consider that but my thoughts were that to avoid similar staining it would have to be quite a dark grey or black as you suggest which would dominate the garden
  • Buzzy2Buzzy2 Posts: 135
    Paint it to match the fence !
  • Bright starBright star Posts: 1,153
    Grow grow taller in front of walls.....😉
    Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late.

  • Bright starBright star Posts: 1,153
    *plants
    Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late.

  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Black wont dominate. it will recede when your plants grow in front of it. However white would dominate.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • OmoriOmori Posts: 1,674
    Paint it dark grey. Darker fences/walls  make the garden seem bigger, it’s not like interior walls which close in on you when painted dark. 
  • YviestevieYviestevie Posts: 7,066
    I'd go black, plants show up beautifully against a black background.
    Hi from Kingswinford in the West Midlands
  • Tanty2Tanty2 Posts: 231
    As the bed looks quite narrow, what about Euonymus Japonicus Green Rocket?  Will grow pretty much anywhere in any soil.  Growth is upright, gorgeous fresh green of new leaves, darker green of old leaves, gets to about 1m.  Dense enough to hide the wall, and will look quite striking against the fence.  Choisya Ternata Sundance another one - beautiful colour, nice scent, nice flowers, froths up into a dome shape, even when planted against a wall, dense enough to hide the white, will grow in partial shade and just be a bit more acid-green than yellow without full sun.  And it's evergreen.  And it'll look amazing set against the dark fence :)
  • LoxleyLoxley Posts: 5,698
    edited April 2020
    Paint it dark grey/black, add climbers (you could add trellis in front if you like) and/or a hedge. Paint the fence same colour.
     
    See the source image

    Halfway through painting you'll be like OH NO WHAT HAVE I DONE!!! But when it's finished it will look amazing and everyone will complement you on it.
    "What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour". 
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