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When my husband and I installed our chain link fence around our property (to contain our German Shepherd!!) we planted bare root Amur River Privet ...probably about a hundred of them ...I ordered them from a catalog, Musser Forests, I think, and they came bare root cuttings. We planted them right next to the fence on our side of the yard ...we watered and fertilized and the second year, we whacked them back to about 6" and kept doing that for a couple of years then we let them go. In no time they hid the fence completely, on our side and our neighbors!! The fence was literally INSIDE the hedge! I trimmed it beautifully for years and received many compliments on that hedge while we lived in that house ...no-one could even see the fence it covered! Later on, we put decorative gates to the yard to replace the ones that came with the chain link, and it looked great! I live in Zone 5 -- and the vines would die back and dead stuff have to be removed every year, here. Even when the Privet dropped its leaves in winter ...it camouflaged the fence very well. Sandy
Living in zone 5 there is no hiding the chain link in winter but each spring I plant blue morning glory along my street side chain link and the elphant head amaranthus plants its self all along the bottom. I leave the amaranthus pretty thick so it dosen't get as tall as it would otherwise.This does 2 things ,hides the fence in a very pretty way and keeps my dog from barking at everything that passes by. I get many compliments every year and have even had people stop and take pictures. Sometimes I mix in a few cypress vines just for the fun and texture difference.
Sounds beautiful, both of you. I applaud both of you for being able to hide the chain link fence in Zone 5- there really are so many interesting ways you can do so. We just have a particularly interesting challenge. :) Thank you for sharing and reading the article. Susanne
