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Wrong colour fence
nadenjka
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hi, I am new to this forum ... We have moved to a new house about 2 months ago. The fence in the garden wasn't painted, so I decided to paint it and I choose a wrong colour! We have got a small narrow garden and I am not happy with my choice (no-one to blame). Any good ideas how to cover up on the budget a "Coastal Mist" please
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Sounds as though you need to get some climbers to cover up the error. Something evergreen such as pyracantha or ivy (if you don't mind battling the stuff a few years down the line).
It will fade and weather quite quickly nadenjka so I'd leave it for a while to see if it grows on you. Ceres is right though, get some greenery in there and it won't look half as bad
A coat of green on top.
Cuprinol garden shades in green orchid or juicy grape.
I'd swap you that fence for my naff brown one any day of the week. I grow lots up the fence to cover the "woodenness" of it, having said that I make sure I only grow things that can either be moved or hard pruned every 3 or 4 years so I can get at the fence to re paint it. Handy tip if that's what you plan to do. If I didn't have so much and it wouldn't cost so much I would paint the whole lot in a Cuprinol shades bright colour
I love the intact fence and the the colour but i don't live there.
I wouldn't grow ivy unless you live on a corner plot and get the local yobs who like to use the fences as a punch bag.
I think I'm getting used to it
Good news! I think it's great even if it's not what I would have chosen. People near me painted their house blue and I was stunned but once it settled down a bit it was sometimes the same colour as the sky. I hope they do it blue again.
Hi,
I had the same problem when I moved into my house with boring wood colour panels. I have a small garden but I painted my fences jet black. Looks amazing and doesn't darken the garden at all. Brings out the colour of the plants/grass etc. Also would definitely cover any colour you have on the fence currently. Excuse the dog in the photo
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Black is a great background colour jase. Brighter foliage looks superb against it. Your plot looks terrific.
I have a fair bit of black here and I also use Willow as a contrast in certain places. The key is to not go mad with lots of different colours. You have to take into account the hard landscaping shades - paving, gravel etc, as well as the planting.
The background should ideally be in harmony with the rest of the garden, even if it's to contrast with plants, unless you want to create a bit of 'Gaudi' in your plot!
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...