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Garden Paint for a Tiny Garden

Tanya Duckworth

4 years ago

last modified: 4 years ago

Wondering if anyone would kindly suggest paint colours for my fence/shed and wall that sits behind the garden furniture? It's a tiny garden so we are likely limited. Also worth noting that we can see the entire garden from our kitchen windows. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

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tamp75
4 years ago
Hi, it would be useful if you could include a photo of the garden from the house & the house from the garden so people can see what would work best with the colours you already have.
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