White fence..did we make a mistake? Help!!!
Initially we thought we might leave it as it is, as we just moved in and lawn is newly laid and looks like a nice mini football field.
But recently we got an idea to plant the slope up with cottage-style plants and turn this empty space in a wonderful almost evergreen and constantly blooming country garden..
Not sure why, but we started by painting the fence in cuprinol's pale jasmine and noticed how clean the fence started looking..but comparing it with the previous brown stained fence version I'm not sure anymore if we did a right thing!!!
Second night in row I can't sleep properly as I'm so confused and scared that our plan won't work...were even not sure if we will manage to grow plants on that slope!!!
Please help us by providing your thoughts and ideas for our garden..do you think we're going the right way? Or should we repaint the fence? Would we be able to create a nice display at the back and a bit on the sides? I'm seriously freaking out...!
Garden is west facing..and I'm adding some photos for your judgement, even though it's not finished yet. Thanks a lot in advance!!
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eve
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7 years agoI think it's going to look fabulous! Why not cut the lawn back to make a bed , but in an oval, so you soften the squareness off. Soften the divide between white and brown on the fence line with some trellis - maybe with a Montana Reubens Clematis, a prolific grower and flowerer. Alternatively some nice tall fruit trees at the divide. Make sure you get lots of different heights going for interest. Foxglove's are indestructable and require little help. Lupins ( mind the slugs ) Dahlias, Chrysanthemums, climbing roses? Poppies - great growers, all shapes and sizes. If you visit your local garden centre at the end of the perennial season in around September, most of them mark down the plants by up to 75%. it'll be a surprise when they all come up the following year. Make sure you get a good selection of stuff that's going to come up at different times to ensure that you've always got something nice to look at. Good luck !
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