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sjpsjp Posts: 19
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Hi

I am looking for inspiration.  My garden backs onto two other gardens at the bottom and one owner has let his fence almost completely fall down.  I have a trellis which is fixed in my land and not touching his fence at all so that I can grow climbers on it but his fence is so bad that I can see right through into his garden and vice versa.  Does anyone have any ideas of some sort of mesh or something I could put over the back of my trellis to block the gap.  The plants are not doing the trick and everything I try and plant there dies off.  I have honeysuckle which has grown up and over an arch I put in front of it so it is great at hiding over the top of the fence but the sides are very visible.   He clearly isn't going to replace it as he was painting his side a few weeks ago.  I can't afford to pay half with him as I have 12 fence panels of my own. 

Thanks in anticipation!

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  • Dave HumbyDave Humby Posts: 1,145

    How about something like this?

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2m-X-3m-New-Oxford-Fabric-Camouflage-Net-Camo-Netting-Hunting-Shooting-Hide-Army-/351600786296?var=620602763701&hash=item51dd0a3b78:m:mviCEr-ojY1oU8gMJPs0HcQ

  • sjpsjp Posts: 19

    What a brilliant idea!  I am going to order some today!

    Thanks!

    Sarah

  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 54,358

    I've used standard black landscape fabric on parts of old fence here. It provides wind protection but also hides bits of ugly views and 'disappears' into the background too. image

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Lou12Lou12 Posts: 1,149

    They really do take the cake. I've had to fork out a huge amount for the same reason.

    I do like the camo, might put some round my compost heap.

  • Zoomer44Zoomer44 Posts: 3,267

    Excellent idea Dave.

    Sjp ...I grew a couple of vigorously growing winter flowering evergreen clematis, on a trellis, a long with a climbing ivy. They hide neighbours fence totally throughout the year...

  • Zoomer44Zoomer44 Posts: 3,267

    The clematis have been in flower and survived snow...image

    Last edited: 22 July 2016 23:48:42

  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 54,358

    'In a more harmonious neighbourhood' is the telling phrase DHR. Sadly, it isn't always the case image

    Sometimes, you just have to find a way round it all yourself.

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • sjpsjp Posts: 19

    Thanks for all these replies!  I didn't know you could get winter flowering clematis.  There is a bit of ivy lurking about there so I might encourage up my trellis as well as the camouflage stuff.  Unfortunately for me I have 12 fence panels which belong to me as I am the last house before the corner so have other neighbours gardens backing on to my side and have to maintain and replace them as and when myself.  I am afraid I am not going to offer - especially as when these people with the falling down fence first moved in many years ago my ex and my next door neighbour put the fence up for them and also as can't really afford any extra expense.  They never bothered to maintain it on their side and now it has blown apart in the gales we had last year.  So I think the best thing to do is cover it up. 

  • KT53KT53 Posts: 8,750

    You need the sort of neighbours my niece has.  She recently moved to South Wales and the fence there was falling down.  Definitely her responsibility and she got it sorted.  Her neighbour insisted on paying half because they get half the benefit!

  • sjpsjp Posts: 19

    Just wanted to say thanks to Dave - I got the camouflage netting up yesterday and you can't tell it is there and best of all I can't see that horrible old fence anymore.  Brilliant!

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