Lavenders_Blue Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 I need to screen off a fence at the end of my garden. This fence belongs to my neighbour and is 4ft high with 2ft trellis on top to make a 6ft fence, and it runs the whole width of my garden which is 9m. This is going to sound incredibly anti-social, but my neighbour (who is very pleasant I should add) does like to stand and chat at the fence, peer through the fence and generally wander past the fence all day... as do the various members of his family who visit every day and spend time in the garden. Basically, I would really like some privacy! Has anyone used the willow screening (or bamboo/reed/brushwood etc) up against a fence? If you have any photos, that would be excellent as I would really like to see what it looks like in situ. Hubby seems to think it won't be a very attractive option, but I fail to see how it can be any less attractive than a fence! Is it sturdy enough to withstand strong wind? Can you grow plants up it? To me, it sounds like the perfect solution to my problem as it will provide an instant screen, rather than waiting for a climbing plant or hedge to grow. Also, as it is my neighbour's fence and not mine I don't want to grow anything up against it. Any thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gertie Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Hi LB I used 5 or 6 ft willow panels in my last garden to screen off growing area. They were like hurdles. I liked them, although they were quite a dark colour, they weathered to lighter quite quickly. I grew an evergreen honeysuckle up over an arch I put in the middle (will try to find photo - might be a distance shot - if you PM me with ur email address I'll send it, always takes me hours to upload photos on here!) I also had reed screening which I never used, but I think that may be a bit more see through and quite flimsy. The willow was quite obscuring! Can't quite recall price, possibly £50 or so each. I got them from primrose timber London. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted April 9, 2012 Author Share Posted April 9, 2012 Thanks Gertie, I have PMd my e-mail address. I'm not too bothered about the screening being 100% private, I just want to be able to sit out in my garden and eat dinner without feeling like the neighbours are watching feeding time at the zoo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
