Fast Growing pretty plant to grow over trellis

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I've put some trellis above our fence but my neighbour wants us to keep it unpainted ( so it doesn't match the fence)- as he is worried about splashes coming through

What can I grow over it to cover it so it looks nice?

Climbing roses, clematis varieties, honeysuckle. Also consider shrubs that while not strictly climbers can be trained to follow by tying in. If it's atop a fence it's not going to be instant though, unless you buy very well-established plants. Ceanothus might do but they are not long lived. There are lots really - your soil and the aspect have to be taken into account.

It's on a patio so i would to need to grow it in a big pot so could put any soil in really

Passion flower grows quickly, very hardy

I'd seriously consider taking the trellis off, painting it to match the fence and then putting it back.

How high is the fence before the trellis?
And do you have trellis on the fence itself for the plants to climb up?

Clematis Montana

Passion flower or Jasmine. Both are quick and hardy.

I don't think I will be able to paint it even on the ground without runs going through to other side

I had thought about Virginia creeper or bougainvillea but think it would be too cold here

You in the UK? Bougainvillea can't be grown outdoors in the UK. Virginia creeper can though but it don't half spread. Not sure it's pot-suitable.

Can't you prop it up on a tarp or old blanket to paint it? That would catch any drips.

You could do annual climbers if you’re not bothered about it being bare in winter (tbh many perennials would die back or lose leaves anyway). Very cheap and easy from seed and usually do fine in pots. So morning glory, Spanish flag, sweet peas etc

Does it face south ?
How much sun it gets will make a difference to what grows well

Doing some annuals is a good idea anyway, while the other stuff gets established.

I have a clematis Princess Diana , 3 of them, to climb poles in the garden and travel along a rope. They are about6-7 ft high, carry the flowers for a long time (as we are in a shady spot due to a nearby tree, they would possibly not last so long in a hot and sunny spot) and are v pretty.
A montana clematis will grow very big very fast eg can cover a garden shed over time. But will grow quickly.

Clematis Montana No, this is a really bad idea. It may grow fast, but it's capable of covering a house, roof and all. Far too vigorous for a fence.

Can't you prop it up on a tarp or old blanket to paint it? That would catch any drips. I think she's worried about trickles of paint on the neighbour's side - I assume they don't want their side of the trellis to be the same colour as OPs fence, and are even less keen on a wooden trellis with trickles of colour.

Yep!!

why didn't /don't you take it off, paint it and put it back up again?

soz, as Errol said.

Summer Jasmine and clematis. Summer Jasmine is almost every green. It loses leaves in the late spring just before it bursts into beautifully scented white flowers. If yin team it with a Clematis that flowers early, you will have year round colour. You could plant Clematic Montana Rubens which flowers in May. It is a bit of a thug, though so you have to cut it back really hard after it flowers. I would go for Clematis Alpina.

Alternatively Rose Banksaei Lutea is a mile a minute and flowers in April. Although rampant it is easy to train and prune. It is thornless and is the first rose to flower. This looks love teamed with either Jasmine or clematis.

I have honeysuckle on my trellis, it definitely didn’t get the memo about fast growth..

Mine is frustratingly sloth like, healthy but growing so so slowly.
This will be it’s third (I think!) year.

I'm trying to cover an ugly garage and have planted ivy, clematis Montana, and honeysuckle in big pots (50L each)
If you go for some annuals, may I recommend Black eyed Susan. Easy to grow from seed.

Ivy and clematis Montana are both great in the early years but can become unmanageable. One of our neighnours removed his montana when it reached the ridge tiles on this roof. I'd go for a Clematis alpina or similar for a fence.

Clematis alpina is lovely but fairly slow growing in a pot in my experience. I've had one for 3 years and it's about 1m high up the trellis

I suppose you could regard a Clematis montana in a pot as being a "bonsai montana" and hope to keep it in check. But my neighbours had one in a pot which fairly quickly covered a fence, they had about a year when it looked good, thereafter its annual growth of tendrils was more than they could control, and because they had to keep cutting it back to keep it somewhere near tidy, it stopped flowering and turned into a 2-3ft wide green monster that was too heavy for the fence. They've now removed it.

Could you treat the fence to match the trellis?