Fence Colour? What’s yours?

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So at the moment the fence in our back garden is like a light beige colour (ok it’s Cuprinol Muted Clay) loved it when we first painted it (2017/18) & had compliments on it.

However, the garden has ‘grown’ since then, I’ve got more plants, just more going on (pergola & raised flower bed both painted in muted clay).

The plants are a mix of green shades & burgundy reds (cordylines, acers, palms & ferns) I suggested to DH we paint the fence a darker colour, to make the plants pop. He wouldn’t even entertain the idea. Shut me down immediately. that was last year. It still bugs me.

I suggested a couple of months ago that we just paint the raised bed a darker (thinking silver corpse as he wouldn’t go for black) colour, a compromise. It was a resounding NO. His argument that there’s nothing wrong with how the fence looks. That it took us time & effort & money so why go & spend more time, effort & money. He knows I would be paying for the paint & doing the job. My stance is that it would look a lot better, not so frigging beige everywhere! It’s bugging me. Why does he always have the final say. I could just go ahead buy the paint & do it but don’t think I want the shitshow afterwards.

What colour are your fences?!

I think it's called dark oak or something like that. Just a nice brown that goes with everything, hides a multitude of sins and fades into the background rather than being a fence that draws attention to itself.

Mine is green because it's a small garden and anything else would feel oppressive. That said dark grey/black seems to be the popular choice around here but I think they look drab and depressing.

Brown just simple brown.

Ours are left natural, I hate painted fences, but if I did want it treated for preserving purposes it would be colourless or very natural looking.

Black. It's a small north facing garden part of a terrace. Looks fab - everyone compliments it. Have to paint all the concrete posts too.

Ours is Woodland Green (Cuprinol). The shed matches. Green or brown is lovely. Can’t stand grey. Reminds me of the Berlin Wall.

Muted Clay!!!! I love it.

Natural wood at the minute as they're relatively new but I can't wait to paint them green - we have a lot of greenery from ours and other gardens that back / side on to us so I love how it all blends in

We went dark brown (DH wouldn't entertain black) and it really does make a difference.

Dark oak. Classic, blends into the background, and easy to chuck another coat on every few years when it needs it.

I suggested a couple of months ago that we just paint the raised bed a darker (thinking silver corpse as he wouldn’t go for black) colour

I don't have a view on what colour your fences should be, OP, but I'm laughing at the idea that you might paint your raised beds a colour called "silver corpse"

Me too

Me too. Is that Farrow and Ball’s new colour ?

I have a fence to paint too. Might just leave it as it is, unpainted, but I am thinking green . Or a very dark brown.

thinking silver corpse as he wouldn’t go for black

Great autocorrect.

Mine is silver copse as I got it in the Ducks Back shortage of 2020 and it's all there was but it's actually really nice and makes the plants stand out.

Post a picture of it op?

Ours is Cuprinol Willow - a pale sagey green. Looks good with all the plants growing up it, blends in. Much better than next doors battleship grey.

We have raised brick beds painted black. Fence, gates and sheds are ronseal Tudor black oak. Fence is on outside of hedge though and can't see it from the inside

How very dare you. That's not battleship grey, it's corpse. 🧟‍♀️

Dark brown here too. It just blends into the background and allows the plants to take centre stage.

Corpse is quite apt tbh @savoycabbage as next door has literally nothing alive in their garden - half paved & half astroturfed - no pots or plants at all. Closest they got was the algae growing in their swimming pool a few summers ago 🤢

Black. Love it.

Mine are just natural on either side and the end is hazel hurdles in front of the garage wall.
I really dislike bright painted fences. If that is your choice inside your garden fair enough but my awful neighbour ( for other extensive reasons not just her fence) painted hers purple at the front and red at the back on the outsides so visible to everyone else and looks terrible and is also very tatty now it is several years on and is wearing off in patches. Her garden is full of plastic tat and weeds and she had the grass removed to give you the full picture. It stands out even more because the little area where I live is full of very enthusiastic gardeners and all the other gardens look beautiful but I have the misfortune to live next door to the neighbourhood nutcase.

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