Lots of interesting feedback here and some very helpful advice - thank you one and all! I will definitely go for a lighter shade as the garden isn't huge. Thank you for the pics Salino and Busy-Lizzie. It's always helpful to see ideas in real gardens! Nobody commented on my idea for a random sponged effect by incompletely mixing two colours (one white?) to give a more aged appearance. Perhaps you think it's too faffy or really wierd?
Your garden design is beautiful. Farrow and Ball have some lovely paint ideas for gardens on their website if you are looking for something a little different:
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Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
We painted our shed with Cuprinol Garden Shades "Willow" and I like it, but it's really a matter of personal taste.
Happycottentail, I painted my trellis in Willow, and it works well with your choice of pinks/mauve...
I agree that you should leave your pergola & trellis unpainted, natural wood does look great. I left my archway unpainted..
But I did paint my obelisks in Willow as a feature, you can just see one behind the archway, and they can be seen in this photo...
A darker green would allow the fence to blend in to the garden. You could then fasten trellis to some of the fence panels and paint these willow as a feature?
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Lots of interesting feedback here and some very helpful advice - thank you one and all! I will definitely go for a lighter shade as the garden isn't huge. Thank you for the pics Salino and Busy-Lizzie. It's always helpful to see ideas in real gardens! Nobody commented on my idea for a random sponged effect by incompletely mixing two colours (one white?) to give a more aged appearance. Perhaps you think it's too faffy or really wierd?
I couldn't comment on the sponged effect as I've never done it in the garden. Did it in my bedroom once!
Sponge affect over that amount of fence is going to take a lot of work! It took me several days to stain my fencing using a brush.
Your garden design is beautiful. Farrow and Ball have some lovely paint ideas for gardens on their website if you are looking for something a little different:
http://www.farrow-ball.com/exteriors/content/fcp-content
I enjoyed looking at the F&B website Dani4. Thanks!
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Cuprinol Garden Shades "Willow"!!
If you look at my 4th photo, it's the colour I tested on the extreme rhs of the back fence.
Now I have to decide how much I might need and where I can get the best deal.
Can anyone tell me why I never receive emails when a response is made, even though the box is ticked?
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Happycottentail, I painted my trellis in Willow, and it works well with your choice of pinks/mauve...
I agree that you should leave your pergola & trellis unpainted, natural wood does look great. I left my archway unpainted..
But I did paint my obelisks in Willow as a feature, you can just see one behind the archway, and they can be seen in this photo...
A darker green would allow the fence to blend in to the garden. You could then fasten trellis to some of the fence panels and paint these willow as a feature?