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• K67 Posts: 2,506

  May 2020 edited May 2020

  There was a thread on fence colours not so long ago and I think the consensus was black.
  This colour makes the fence disappear and anything growing in front really stands out. 
  It will also help prolong the life of your fence.
  If money is tight screw eyes and wire is cheaper than trellis or use wire up to the top of your fence and short trellis above or have you that already?
  Photos are always helpful

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• LG_ Posts: 4,360

  May 2020

  Why is it yuk? Investing in paint and trellis and climbers if the fence is falling down / life expired might be silly. But if it's just a design you don't like, or a load of mismatched panels then paint may well unify them a bit. Depends on the problem really.

  'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'

  - Cicero

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• karen.forrest09 Posts: 3

  May 2020

  Thanks for the responses. We were thinking black or grey but I'm a bit worried we'll feel we are sitting in a black hole. Also it gets pretty hot in there, so would black absorb the heat and make it more uncomfortable? The fence is in good condition bar 2 panels which we will have replaced. It just isn't very good quality, has been stepped down in height for no apparent reason and is painted in 2 different shades of dark green. I don't have very good pics I'm afraid, but can get some more if it helps.

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• berginjim5 Posts: 46

  May 2020

  karen.forrest09 said:

  Hi everyone, I have just joined and do hope I'm posting in the right place. So my OH and I live and work on a Retirement complex and have been given an overgrown fenced off area to use as a private garden. It's basically been left to go wild and used as a dumping ground with old plastic chairs and pots so my first thoughts are to get some strong arm in to completely clear it out, dig out the overgrown laurel and shift the bramble, old grass etc. We have 3 trees which have to remain in situ but can be crown lifted. I'm not too fussed about them, I like trees they are more or less on the perimeter and they provide welcome shade as the plot faces South/South west. The plot is approx 30 foot long by 12 wide, it has an existing patio area which needs work but is perfectly serviceable. The fence is yuk! I'd love to change it but budget is sparse. My thoughts are if it were painted and then we put nicely contrasting trellis panels up it, we could grow upwards to disguise. I particularly want to grow some kind of flowering vine which I can train along the existing trellis on top. The ground on the other side of the plot is higher than inside and so we will be seen unless we screen. I adore the new fad of shades for the fence but cannot make my mind up a) about colour and b) if I'm going to grow up the fence am I wasting my money? What are your thoughts about fence colours waste of time? 

  go with the flow 
  

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• karen.forrest09 Posts: 3

  May 2020

  Thanks Treeface. Stunning shrubs aren't they? Problem is they have been planted 2 deep and about 2 foot from the boundary fence behind. There are 7 in total and they are taking such a huge amount of space. When we come to clear I'm going to ask if we take the inner row out first, that'll give me a chance to have a look at the ones at the back nearest the fence to see if it's possible to give them a good prune. Not much of a gardener so will have to take some advice as to how far back I can take them.... Grey for the fence was forefront on our minds, less harsh than black. 

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