Offering privacy where it’s needed and an impressive backdrop for bright spring greens and wintry golds as the seasons shift, black fences in the garden seem to be enjoying a special moment in the spotlight.
Photograph by Maria Dremo Sundstrom.
Maria of the gardening blog, Almbacken, installed a black fence to serve as backdrop to her Swedish garden and a clever cache for her garbage and recycling units.
In this Chetwynd Road garden in Highgate, North London, Adam Shepherd of The Landscape Architect Garden Design Consultancy installed a slatted softwood fence stained black atop a brick garden wall.
Photograph courtesy of Adam Shepherd.
To complete the look, Adam recommends planting a trailing star jasmine (Trachelospermum jasminoides).
Photograph courtesy of Silva Timber.
To recreate the slatted look, Silva Timber Products sells Western Red Cedar Primed Trim Board; £2.45 for a 1.83 meter board.
Dutch landscape architect Martin Veltkamp uses black fencing in many of his garden designs.
Photograph courtesy of Martin Veltkamp.
In Sydney, Australia, landscape designer Anthony Wyer built scaffolding against a black fence and trained bougainvillea to grow on it.
Photograph courtesy of Anthony Wyer + Associates.
In this Medina Residence project, landscape architect Randy Allworth of Allworth Design included an impressive black wall and pergola to delineate the space between home and garden.
Photograph courtesy of Allworth Designs.
Photograph courtesy of Debora Carl Landscape Design.
Landscape designer Debora Carl installed a black privacy wall to create an intimate sitting area in an Encinitas, CA garden.
Photograph by James Golden.
Brooklyn garden blogger James Golden planted his backyard garden just 15 months before this shot was taken. Consider on these 8 Black Paint Picks from members of the Remodelista Architect/Designer Directory.