Covering a metal fence

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Hello,

Our garden runs along the back of several properties which means one fence side is made up of several different fences. Trying to find ways to make them look more uniform, most of them are wooden fence panels but at one end several of them are corrugated brown metal panels that sides on to our patio. Trying to beautify the garden and struggling to workout what I can screen the metal fence panels with to make it look more pleasing to the eye. Any ideas would be welcome. Would love a living wall to obscure it but can’t see how I can make this work because of the metal fence and despite trying I am not very green fingered. Any ideas on what I can do to screen it off at a reasonable cost?

You could put up your own fence, or plant something quick growing on your side.

Thanks. What would you suggest in terms of quick growing? Where the flower bed runs along this is possible. Where the patio area is this is more challenging.

We replaced 2 of the 3 sides of fencing round our garden many years ago. Our NDN didn't want to do anything to his, even though his fence panels were really old and dilapidated - and we offered to pay half.

What we did in the end was to erect our own wooden support posts just inside our boundary along his side of the garden. Then we attached steel reinforcement mesh/rebar panels to them [large panels of steel squares]. I planted Clematis Montana, Passion Flowers etc. to climb through the metal squares. We now have a lovely free-standing 'wall' of climbers.

Our neighbour's fence is still just about standing, but at least when he replaces it, nothing should interfere with ours or our plants.

Thanks, will look into this.

Don't try and cover it completely. Instead, plant things in front of it which are interesting. If your eye is tempted to focus on a plant 18 inches in front of the fence, you won't notice the fence itself.

Thanks, will definitely consider this. At the moment there is not much in front of it.