Sort out your boundary. Replace fence panels while you can. Paint them while you can (if you want to) and be sure when its all finished you will be able to replace panels and posts - because you'll have to at some point - without causing you a logistical headache or damage. When it comes to plant selection try to avoid buying 'one of everything' (which is what most do - me included) Buy multiples, specifically shrubs or evergreens, in odd anmounts - 3, 5, 7 etc and repeat plant throughout the garden. Your hard landscaping looks quite contemporary so I'd plant in the same style. Clipped shrubs, low hedges, trees with columnar form or grasses like Hakonechloa. I like what you've done so far..nice job.
A note of caution about clematis montana - they get huge and heavy, and might be too much for a 6 foot fence. Check first and maybe think about some of the less-vigorous clematis varieties.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
Not a clematis expert but I don't think clematis Montana is evergreen, Armandii is evergreen though. Alternatively you could go for something like star Jasmine which is also evergreen.
My own thing would be to think about any large plants you might want, while these can be expensive your unlikely to go back and put them in later. They add real structure and heft to a space and do offer excellent value for what they bring to a space.
Yes - always start with structural planting if possible. Easier to then see what room you have left for perennials etc. Re climbers- montanas become huge, so make sure you have adequate supports on the fence before you plant. They'll take few years to get going, but one will cover many fence panels. There are some evergreen clematis, but many of them are less hardy too, so take time to check all the info available - look at specialists [Taylors, Thorncroft and Hawthornes, as well as this very good site http://www.clematisinternational.com/growing.html ] to get good info. Train horizontally as it grows to get good coverage. Star jasmines aren't hardy everywhere in the UK, so check what your climate is like before thinking of buying that.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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When it comes to plant selection try to avoid buying 'one of everything' (which is what most do - me included) Buy multiples, specifically shrubs or evergreens, in odd anmounts - 3, 5, 7 etc and repeat plant throughout the garden. Your hard landscaping looks quite contemporary so I'd plant in the same style. Clipped shrubs, low hedges, trees with columnar form or grasses like Hakonechloa.
I like what you've done so far..nice job.
Re climbers- montanas become huge, so make sure you have adequate supports on the fence before you plant. They'll take few years to get going, but one will cover many fence panels. There are some evergreen clematis, but many of them are less hardy too, so take time to check all the info available - look at specialists [Taylors, Thorncroft and Hawthornes, as well as this very good site http://www.clematisinternational.com/growing.html ] to get good info. Train horizontally as it grows to get good coverage. Star jasmines aren't hardy everywhere in the UK, so check what your climate is like before thinking of buying that.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...