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Homes & Gardens
Sarah Wilson

Best plants to cover a fence – 10 ways to disguise a fence with beautiful flowers and foliage

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Make climbing plants your go-to when looking for the best plants to cover a fence. Choose the right varieties and they will grow vigorously to disguise fence panels with beautiful-looking flowers and foliage. Transforming a fence with scented nectar-laden blooms also offers up opportunities for enticing bees, butterflies and birds into your yard to create a more biodiverse space.

There are just a couple of points to take into consideration before you choose. First, take into account the aspect of your yard, and choose sun-loving or shade-loving plants accordingly. Next, check your plant's water and fertilizing requirements, and make sure you give them what they need. Then if you offer climbing plants something to cling to such as wires or trellis, you can watch with amazement as they quickly scramble over it to transform your garden fence ideas.

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