"KarinB" wrote in message
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Due to constant high winds in the winters we have had to reduce the
height of our dividing rear garden fence to about 5' (it was
originally 6') and now when out in the garden I feel that my privacy is
exposed.

Can anyone tell of a suitable plant that could be grown up the fence
and along the top in order to give us a few more inches of privacy,
something quick growing if possible.

I'm not a great gardener and all I can think of is Ivy but I'm sure
there's other plants.

Only drawback is that if it has to be grown from in the ground it will
have to be a plant that is not harmful to our two pet bunnies. I was
thinking that if the plant is dangerous for them, could it be grown
from a wall basket part way up the fence?

Many thanks.




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KarinB

You have to reduce the height of the fence due to high wind - presumably the
fence is not holding up too well. But you are going to growing things up it
to give privacy, so that you will not have reduced the area exposed to the
wind much at all, maybe even increasing it unless you are very regular with
pruning. On top of this the fence will have to take the weight of whatever
you grow on it , possibly including hanging baskets both hanging off the same
side. Incidentaly baskets dry out very quickly in windy exposed positions and
unless you are going to water them regularly you may have trouble getting
anything to grow.

Have you considered that remedy could be worse than the current problem?
Perhaps it would be easier in the long run to just strengthen the existing
fence.

David