Quick growing shrub to hide ugly fence

[amaretti1999]

Morning.

Any suggestions please for a shrub that will grow out and up quite quickly (flowers would be a bonus).

Neighbours have cobbled together a bit of an eyesore for a boundary.

Thanks.

not a shrub but clematis or jasmine or honeysuckle are ranoant climbers that hide eyesores quickly.

You could do 2 pronged attack and stick a shrub in, but also stick 5all annuals in to give you some cover asap? Something like a run of runner beans or sweet peas on a wigwam or a frame will grow quickly and be beautiful. Then in the meantime the shrub has time to grow.

How sunny is the space?

Oh, and will you want evergreen for winter cover?

I have no useful advice, but this thread popped up in "active" and I misread the title as "quick growing shrub to hide ugly face". I thought you were considering facial hair options!

You could look at privet, viburnum tinus or photinia red robin as hedging. I like PPs idea of growing something quick in front of it this year. Sunflowers, beans, sweet peas etc all cheap and easy and then plant the shrubs in autumn.

Thanks everyone... off to the garden centre tomorrow.

Any of the rambling roses, seagull and Elijah Blue are favorites. If is north facing a climbing hydrangea is pretty good.

Bamboo.
But be careful.

Choose a clump forming bamboo and not a 'runner.'
Make sure to read the label!

Instant coverage.

Clematis montana

For a similar situation I used nasturtium in vibrant yellow and orange, and a vine called Morning Glory. Grew both very easily from seed, and they took off and did what I needed.

I cut them down after two years as they were taking over. I thought they were annuals, but I live in a sheltered area so they liked it and came back.

Jasmine is easy too as a pp mentioned as is passiflora (passion flower) which I have now in place of the nasturtium and morning glory.

These are all lovely. Thank you.

I have to cover a gap where the fence is low , very attractive fence but too low
As it isn'r mine I cannot attach anything to it either .

I'm going for runner beans in pots with a bamboo wigwam then some wires (green so invisible) strung between.

Hopefully fast growing , up to 2m , beautiful flowers and edible at the end .

This is just temporary though .