Black fences in garden

It’s just about the perfect time of year to do that horrible painting job in your garden – your fence panels. We all know how much of an effort painting them can be, but we also know how much of a difference they can make with a fresh lick of paint. But before you head to your DIY store for your usual brown colour that you have used year in year out, why not add a little more colour?

White picket and natural wood fences may be more common, but garden fences painted black can be surprisingly effective in the landscape.

View of modern, custom-made black fence. ... Image:1294260 - Stock photo from GAP Gardens, garden & plant photography

If your house is surrounded by a fence, it means you have the opportunity to expand it into a perfect place in extremely unique and attractive ways. Whether the area of your backyard is large or small, there's enough space to grow your favorite plants with a fence planter.

As part of our landscape remodel, we were faced with a challenge: what to do with the weather-stained fence which spanned our entire back yard. The Before Replacing it was a non-starter unfortunately, so we opted to straighten it, mend it in a few places, and paint or stain. We’ll have a large hedge in front of it eventually, once our plants fill in. For the paint, we wanted something not too thick, not too black, not too blue, not too brown… the perfect charcoal grey that wouldn’t smother…

A well-planned fence line landscape enhances the overall appearance of your outdoor space. Here are cool fence landscaping ideas.

These fences do so much more than divide a property.

Robert Plumb Store on Instagram: “10 THINGS TO UPDATE YOUR OUTDOOR SPACE: ​ ​8. A stainless steel or copper letterbox. FREE SHIPPING on all of our copper and stainless steel…”