"noli" wrote in message
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Hi

I've just put a deposit on a beautiful new home. The only fault with
it is there is a 1.5ft x 1.5ft stainless steel Electricity Supply box
in the garden.

Has anyone any idea how I can camouflage this?

My mother recommended planting a weeping will shrub behind the box
which would drap over the front?

Any advise?
Thanks

I'd kinda think about the future. As others have stated, you need to
consider what happens with a mature shrub. Will the root structure
interfere with the utility wire? If the utility company needs to do
repairs, will the shrub be damaged, or removed?
There are several companies that make fake boulders to cover up just the
thing you're asking about. Granted, a fake boulder by itself may stick out
like a sore thumb unless some other landscaping (other hardscape and
perennial flowers) were placed around it. But, lifting a fake boulder for
utility repairs may do less damage to your established garden/bed than a
more permanent shrub planting.

Also, depending upon the location and overall design of the garden/bed you
may consider using a sculpture, pedestal, birdbath, planter, bench etc. to
conceal the utility box.

FWIW, I've used a hollowed out stump to cover a well head pump and
surrounded it with smaller rocks and some perennial flowers. Cost...next to
nothing...I already had the stump, rocks, and perennials from another bed.