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Date Posted: 2/02/01 22:44
Author: David at Orange
Subject: obscuring the fence

Hi, Hugh,
how about running some wire at intervals between the fence-posts, then growing a climbing plant. Some clematis for instance Montana types0 are so rampant they'd your fence within a year and look beautiYou could plan3 or 4 different varieties along the length to get different colours & flowering at different times of year.
Or you could plant a vine or two. Now they take a bit longer to grow ! but if you planted one such as a Muller-Thurgau grape, you'd be able to make some good white wine in a few years time. That fence is south-facing - towards your house, so it should be no problem.
Or hops will climb fairly rapidly and would completely obscure the fence in the summer - you could go into brewing!
Or - a row of climbing roses ??
There are some evergreen climbers suchas the Armandii clematis or Ivys.
Ah well are these suggestions too serious for these 'foible' columns ???
I'll have to think of something else.
You could take the fence down & build a haha as in old country house days - it would suit your image !
but wouldn't stop a ball though !
If you got rid of the fence you coud plant nice thick shrubs, such as Choiysia (nice too) or a medium-growing Hebe - or the prickly Berberis - but I suppose they's encroach on your garden & take a few years to grow. These are easy to trim.
Or . . .just replace the fence with a more interesting type ??
see you at the station sometime !
David.

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