How to cover neighbours ugly fence

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We live in a new build and my neighbour put up a fence at the weekend and it's an absolutely awful bodge job. What we can we put in front that would grow quickly and cover at least the bottom part of the fence where they've left the mismatched half posts in?
I would prefer something that will grow upwards but not take up too much space outwards as this is the part of the garden where the sun hits last, so my original plan was to have a patio or decking here rather than beds but I feel like I've got no other choice than to cover the ghastly fence.

(please excuse the messy garden, we still have a lot of work to do)

Thye half posts may show the true boundary and best left in. My neighbour put up a new wooden fence last year after discussion with me and instead of putting it exaclty on the boundary in place of broken down metal posts etc, he put it just into his side which I think is a bit silly. I have kept the old few metal posts etc just so it is clear where the boundary is and he has in effect lost about an inch of his land for practical purposes.
I would try to avoid things growing up the wood as the wood may then break down earlier than otherwise would so something in front of it may be better. Fastest will be conifers bought at quite high level already which you simply cut to the height you want above or below top of fence when you want. Bamboo although nice on the picture above can take over so may be best avoided. Cotoneaster is nice but I think poisonous to children so I tend to avoid it although just checking now it says you are unlikely to die, just be sick if you eat the berries.

How’s that even possible if you’re erected a fence round your garden. You wouldn’t even see theirs. I’ve no idea what you’re on about.

..meant to add that I saw a video yesterday about building a fence around a tree on a boundary and it was by an expert and he mentioned that sometimes you need additional posts for support so don't take out the ones that might not look relevant here just in case it then falls down.

If its their fence you can't paint it or grow anything on it or have anything touching it.

In your shoes I would put my own fence in front of it. I did this when my neighbour put a 3 foot fence up to separate our gardens. You only lose a few inches of garden.

Check what they have put the supports in with to make sure it isn't a fully bodged job that will come loose in high wind. If all OK, paint the lot in something you like. Add compost all the way round fence to dig out a border. Ask around for willow or honeysuckle culltings. Both are hardy, willow grows 3m a year once established. You can twist it over top of fence in loops which honeysuckle will grow through, within a few years it will be as high as you want it.

It's the correct way round, I expected the "ugly" side.
When we moved in, each house only had a fence on the back as this is the edge of the development and half posts and rails separating the gardens. Everyone else removed the half posts and installed a brand new fence that matched the colour and style of the one at the back.
Next door neighbour has used the divider that was already there and built around it. If you zoom into the very back post, you can see that it's actually a half post with another bit of wood stuck on top to make it a full one. They should have been removed. I hope that makes sense, I'm not great at fence terminology.
I'll learn to live with it but I'd rather cover it up a bit. I like the look of the raised planters.