After a somewhat disrupted night’s sleep due to four young ladies having a ‘sleep-over’, I decided the best way to keep awake until this bedtime was to crack on with the fence-painting.
There is now one panel left on the new fence to do but that involves navigating lots of foliage. So, I’ll leave that for another day. However, it is several years since my neighbour decided to paint my fence at the back of the garden green and therefore it’s surely not going to offend if I paint over it.
So, one coat almost done and when I stood back I had the immediate sense that the garden was bigger. I had already been surprised that there was quite a lot of space behind the oldest apple tree from when I got stuck into removing the ground elder and crocosmia. Now, though, I’m overjoyed at being able to sense it when I look out the diningroom windows.
Growing out of chaos 
Congratulations on getting rid of ground elder. I spent years fighting it off in Newark
I don’t know if it has truly gone, Derrick. I’ve dug it out twice and am waiting to see if anymore comes up. I’ll also go through the soil anyway before I plant anything and take out any suspicious-looking roots 😊
Nasty little tendrils
Yes!
Hi Helen, in what colour did you paint the fence? I’m interested in which colour would make the garden look bigger, a great idea by the way.
I used Pale Jasmin, which is basically white. I think it makes the garden look bigger because the light bounces of it.
Great tip Helen. Thank you.
I got the idea from other readers of my posts – isn’t WordPress a useful place?
Were you thinking of painting your fences as well? It’s quite a big job but well worth it, I think.
Yes i have a a small section of fence and sheds at the back and sometimes i think i might paint them. But not at all sure. Yes we all learn from each other..it is great. Have a nice day, I’m off to my bookclub.
Have a lovely time at your book club, Agnes.