Definitely agree Dove. My big screen in the garden is Willow - soft green. In certain light it looks very grey. One side looks different from the other because of the two aspects.
But at some point a choice has to be made...
The same happens indoors too - I used the same neutral colour for two rooms next to each other in a previous house. No one would believe they were the same paint because they looked totally different.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
My screen, if you want any ideas Gal. I used slightly heavier timber than roof battening, but that would be ideal. Heavier fencing timber for the horizontals. I have 3 inch posts for the main supports but you could have something simpler.
You could also use trellis attached to support posts. There are brackets available that you can attach to concrete or paving for them to slot into.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
There was an earlier thread about this terrace on which I suggested a trellis type screen for those tanks with changeable pots in front to maintain seasonal interest..
I think that low wall might be better just blasted with a pressure washer to clean it and then see what state it's in because I gather that this is a terrace in Ireland so will be wet a lot and that leads to algae and moss.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
It wasn't hard to do - apart from the faffing of the little window. To the right of it is the corner of the new extension and to the left is the rear boundary fence so, in theory, I could have added another section to create pergola/archways each side, but I decided not to do that. I painted all the battens first though. Impossible once they're on. The horizontals are on both sides - wide path and a border there.
I haven't seen the other thread. You could well be right about the wall. I just wasn't sure if the whole thing belonged to the OP, or just the bit we can mainly see. A screen is good because you can design it anyway you want once you have the basic frame. You don't need a lot of tools either.
If the other side of the wall is someone else's - a small privacy screen there would work well too
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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Definitely agree Dove. My big screen in the garden is Willow - soft green. In certain light it looks very grey. One side looks different from the other because of the two aspects.
But at some point a choice has to be made...
The same happens indoors too - I used the same neutral colour for two rooms next to each other in a previous house. No one would believe they were the same paint because they looked totally different.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
My screen, if you want any ideas Gal. I used slightly heavier timber than roof battening, but that would be ideal. Heavier fencing timber for the horizontals. I have 3 inch posts for the main supports but you could have something simpler.
You could also use trellis attached to support posts. There are brackets available that you can attach to concrete or paving for them to slot into.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Mercy bo-coops Verd.
I like it, although I want the pond a bit bigger, so I might remove a bit of the grass.....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Love that screen FG. I might nick that idea.
There was an earlier thread about this terrace on which I suggested a trellis type screen for those tanks with changeable pots in front to maintain seasonal interest..
I think that low wall might be better just blasted with a pressure washer to clean it and then see what state it's in because I gather that this is a terrace in Ireland so will be wet a lot and that leads to algae and moss.
Nick away obelixx
It wasn't hard to do - apart from the faffing of the little window. To the right of it is the corner of the new extension and to the left is the rear boundary fence so, in theory, I could have added another section to create pergola/archways each side, but I decided not to do that. I painted all the battens first though. Impossible once they're on. The horizontals are on both sides - wide path and a border there.
I haven't seen the other thread. You could well be right about the wall. I just wasn't sure if the whole thing belonged to the OP, or just the bit we can mainly see. A screen is good because you can design it anyway you want once you have the basic frame. You don't need a lot of tools either.
If the other side of the wall is someone else's - a small privacy screen there would work well too
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
But of course Verd - I'm tiny too.
That screen is really forty feet high....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Fantastic Fairy, you are so clever, think I need to fly you down when we move our oil tank
Ooh err....I'm washing my hair that day BM....
I'm my father's daughter - have always done things myself. You learn as you go. One day I might even be quite good.....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...