Everyone assumes the fence faces south and is getting plenty of sun. I just want to check the possibility that it isn't. When you say your fence runs east to west do you mean east on the left and west on the right as you look at it ie. its north facing?
I think the plants that surprised me the most this year were a verbena, the buddleja (my partner hates them, but I can't help but admire them), an oxalis, and the hops.
The hops shot up out from nowhere, and covered a rather ugly chicken coop completely, and are only now dying back. I think they die back to the ground, so no winter cover. In the summer they can get a little out of control, but you can easily trim them back.
Hops provide a stunning green blanket from spring to late summer. I'm not sure if a solid fence would provide adequate ventilation (?). Ours were happy on an east/west mesh with complete coverage on both the north and south sides.
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Everyone assumes the fence faces south and is getting plenty of sun. I just want to check the possibility that it isn't. When you say your fence runs east to west do you mean east on the left and west on the right as you look at it ie. its north facing?
I think the plants that surprised me the most this year were a verbena, the buddleja (my partner hates them, but I can't help but admire them), an oxalis, and the hops.
The hops shot up out from nowhere, and covered a rather ugly chicken coop completely, and are only now dying back. I think they die back to the ground, so no winter cover. In the summer they can get a little out of control, but you can easily trim them back.
Hops provide a stunning green blanket from spring to late summer. I'm not sure if a solid fence would provide adequate ventilation (?). Ours were happy on an east/west mesh with complete coverage on both the north and south sides.