Well nothing could have been worse than that blue and white lol. I had a lot of indecision about painting the end wall; tried light grey - the wall screamed out at you. Same grey as fences - tomb-like effect. Went for the middle ground. Luckily I had black masonry paint so could mix it as I needed. Still not 100% but it will be covered with climbers soon anyway I hope.
"What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour".
That blue was truly hideous @Loxley Dark green is also good to help planting disappear/blend, but allows colours to stand out. Some of the greens are quite bright, but you can mix with brown or black to take the glare off. I did that with my front fence so that it's more of an olive colour, and less 'in yer face'. The planting is enhanced by it rather than overtaken and dominated, especially in winter.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
@Loxley Wow, that blue - yikes! Loving the black, it's so much better. I think you made the right call with the light grey at the end too, it makes it look more open. Our shiplap fence is only along one side of the garden and is short, covering the bottom half of the neighbours privet hedge. Did you have to do anything to the wood before you painted in black e.g. sand it to remove the previous colour?
@jolwalshxDZO7bE9 I used Cuprinol Garden Shades which can be slapped over any reasonably sound surface pretty much, so didn't do any prep. The only thing it seems to struggle with is previous coats of Cuprinol Garden Shades which were applied recently (you have a window of a few hours to recoat, otherwise you need to sand the surface between coats!) Luckily it covers very well.
"What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour".
Black is so boring though...like all the grey Farrow and Ball colours overdone to death. A deep green or blue is equally nice and feels softer visually. The style of the planting has to be taken into account too. But then, I'm biased with my deep blue fence
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Dark green is also good to help planting disappear/blend, but allows colours to stand out.
Some of the greens are quite bright, but you can mix with brown or black to take the glare off. I did that with my front fence so that it's more of an olive colour, and less 'in yer face'. The planting is enhanced by it rather than overtaken and dominated, especially in winter.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Wow, that blue - yikes! Loving the black, it's so much better. I think you made the right call with the light grey at the end too, it makes it look more open. Our shiplap fence is only along one side of the garden and is short, covering the bottom half of the neighbours privet hedge. Did you have to do anything to the wood before you painted in black e.g. sand it to remove the previous colour?