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Another fence colour question

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MsPrism · 02/05/2023 18:10

We have a very odd shaped small garden, thirty feet long, it's a bit like a wonky/obtuse triangle, and the fences are very visually dominant. They are currently weathered so quite a nice pale grey, but a few posts/panels will need replacing soon, so I am hoping to paint them all.
What is the best colour to make fences disappear? I know that 'ground force' used to promote a pale blue, but lots of people on here seem to like black. I'm thinking of dark green? I am filling the borders with shrubs and flowers, but none of my climbers have taken off.
Any advice would be appreciated :)

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Equalbutdifferent · 02/05/2023 18:23

Frenchic Constance Moss.

DinosaurOfFire · 02/05/2023 19:03

We're painting our walls in a narrow terrace garden a pale green, the same colour would work for a fence I think- we have a small area of fence which I plan to paint the same shade.

Yamadori · 02/05/2023 19:50

Do you want to look at the fence, or the plants and flowers? What do you want to dominate your view? Do you want the fence to dominate or to be an unobtrusive backdrop to your garden?

The best colour for blending into the background is a mid to dark brown/oak colour, and it weathers to a natural greyish brown. The colour of tree trunks, basically. I only did a short course in garden design at agricultural college, but that was one of the main things I took away from it.

MsPrism · 02/05/2023 21:12

I want to see the plants ideally and the wildlife, but the fences are so intrusive and angled that I just want them to disappear!

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