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Excuse the washing.  What would you do to make the wall at the back look nicer?Excuse the washing. What would you do to make the wall at the back look nicer? We used to have a tree and ivy which came over from the back which was really pretty but theyve cut it down!  

Answer 1

I did this I had an old crumbling wall facing me when I opend my back door I painted it in cream masonry paint drawed flowers got some coloured tester pots from wilko painted them then went over it with a clear varnish it's not perfect I cant draw but it looks better than it did x

Answer 2

Not the best pic but my shead wall xx

Answer 3

Either a mural or get two nice shower curtains with a scene on and fix too wall

Answer 4

Maybe paint it white and add some colourful wall baskets full of flowers x

Answer 5

Oooo lots of retro signs

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Paint it, if you are at all arty, paint a picture.  

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Some trellis and clemetis x

Answer 8

Cover with bamboo x

Answer 9

Oooh I'd love a brick wall in my garden. What about grape vines and clematis with an outdoor mirror. Or an outside wall Mural it I can fford one. x

Answer 10

Wooden latts

Answer 11

I've got to be honest I like it the way it is

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Maybe a bit of graffiti lol

Answer 12

Paint it white or a pallet wall and put some mirrors on plants on it.  

Answer 13

I'd get a very large ladder and remove the sign

Answer 14

I would paint it , add trellis train a clematis or Passion flower up it and twine fairy lights onto the trellis. Ivy can get out of hand and root into the masonry xx

Answer 15

Paint and hanging baskets with colourful flowers in them x

Answer 16

I really like the colours of the natural brick TBH. Maybe brake it up with some topiary and that lattice stuff?  

Answer 17

Plant a ceonothus.  

Answer 18

Keep it. looks so rustic and lush. Xxx

Answer 19

Use screening trees look at the gardening shows on bbc not cheap tho but you could put trellis above the wall , wire brush a paint off bricks amazing place to grow veg or sweet peas or climbing hydrangea or evergreen climbers

Answer 20

You could paint it then plant some clematis?  

Answer 21

I render then paint it

Answer 22

Paint it white and buy an outdoor projector so you can have outdoor cinema nights  

Answer 23

Paint the wall and plant a Clements either in the ground or in a pot.  

Answer 24

Paint it and put a mural on it x

Answer 25

Paint it white a trellis to it

Answer 26

You could lift a couple of tiles from in front of the wall and grow your own ivy if you want. I happen to like the aged look, but a power wash would probably change the look dramatically.  

Answer 27

I'd paint it and hang vintage signage on it to blend with the shop behind x

Answer 28

Paint it, someone’s just put on a pic of their garden with painted walls and it looks fab

Answer 29

Get rid of the carpet shop sign hahaa

Answer 30

I have the same but Jasmin grows over it. You could do that. Jasmin smells wonderful in the morning and evening

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@oliviero that's what ours used to have! I liked it like that!  

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@exudate well put some trellis along the top. Lift a patio slab and plant a jasmin.  

Answer 31

I quite like the patina of the old wall , it’s showing it’s passage through time

Answer 32

Ivy plants

Answer 33

I love this wall in its present 'shabby chic' finish. I think i would add a large outdoor mirror with shutters each side. to look like a window. then trellis each side of that and climbers. possibly roses, in posts up the trellis. then a couple of high mounted hanging baskets at each end. it would look spectacular

Answer 34

Power wash first see what your working with, then the worlds your oyster as they say cud paint it grow climbing plants so many options

Answer 35

Paint it and add garden art, mural or plants on it.  

Answer 36

Plant a small tree in a half barrel, it's spreading branches will camouflage it.  

Answer 37

Clad it make then make a big gazebo seating area

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Render or wire brush ans paint or screening

Answer 39

Paint it all fence & wall

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Paint, a big pot with a climber

Answer 41

Paint a mural of a large carpet maybe  

Answer 42

Clean it up, dig out old crumbly joints, repoint with a nice colourd sand and cement and seal it  

Answer 43

Maybe something like this a vertical garden with pallet planters with herbs and things you like

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Hanging planter pouches after you have painted it x

Answer 45

What about shower curtain they seem to be popular at the minute x

Answer 46

Cover it with bamboo screen

Answer 47

No ivy , is pretty but invasive . wall is rustic , trellis and clematis , you can get summer and winter flowering , would look lovely .  

Answer 48

Shower curtain picture

Answer 49

I seen one painted and then they put a small window that looked like the picture frames with squares, and an outside clock on the wall

Answer 50

Painted ours so to glad we did , also screening works well X

Answer 51

Paint it and put wall baskets of flowers up or plant a Russian Vine in a pot and with support it will grow quickly over it

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Trellis and arched shaped mirrors

Answer 53

I would paint and then add trellis and have some climbers in pots x

Answer 54

Paint it then take out some flags and plant bamboo

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A rainbow

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Bamboo or ferns in large pots put stones inside planters they grow tall.  

Answer 57

Paint the wall white then stencil ivy or wisterra

Answer 58

Paint the wall white

Answer 59

That's crying out for a Banksy style painting!  

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@anchorite136 if only I was an artist  

Answer 60

Not Russian vine there pigs to get rid of , paint the wall then clematis or Passion flower in pots you can get all different types of Passion flowers now .  

Answer 61

Loving the old sign behind on the building

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@galactometer Burbury technically it's their current shop sign  his foot has fallen off over winter though

Answer 62

White wash it and then get some trellis up and some climbing plants

Answer 63

I personally love the character of the brick wall I’d clean it up abit and hanging baskets with one colour only flowers

Answer 64

Love the bricks just put some long baskets or something on the walls

Answer 65

Fake green trellises all over with fake flowers make it bright and colourful but easy low maintenance xx

Answer 66

Not sure but it would be ok to buy huge tub and plant up a nice flowering cherry or apple tree. there are ornamental size ones. I like old brick and flint . maybe just a couple trellis pieces and pretty climbers.  

Answer 67

Paint it

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I would leave the brick (I love old brick walls) then put hanging baskets on it or a big tub with trellis and a climbing plant wisteria would look amazing

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Fake trellis x 2 or 3 spaced out

Answer 70

Good scrub then put battens up and paint them”-paint the wall and you will create work every year. Plant clematis in big pots and train along the battens or hang flags mirrors potted plants lights or whatever you choose

Answer 71

Remove a row of slabs, plant 3 evergreen  trees in your garden.  

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@elstan22327 Not conifers or youll be cutting them back twice a year

Answer 72

Paint it put up trellis and grow a nice climber up there wisteria is nice it would look good up there or clematis x

Answer 73

I'd have big planters all the way across and trellis, plus some nicely place wall planters. My neighbour has a brick wall in her garden and it's so pretty.  

Answer 74

White wash it.  

Answer 75

Painted. and put hanging baskets up

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Paint it or add bamboo. Maybe some trellis too with hanging flowers xx

Answer 77

Mosaic a picture using broken mirrors , plant pots etc

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Paint it & then paint sunflowers on it

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Paint it and put some wall baskets on it x

Answer 80

Paint the wall xx

Answer 81

Clean all the bricks up and re point. Get some outdoor pics / mirrors. The bricks are fab just need a good clean x

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@lorentz agree, the bricks are a feature  

Answer 82

A decorative panel

Answer 83

White wash it then I would put up apple tree peach tree where you can buy them from garden centres which have been trained to go sideways on the wall and trail outwardsxx

Answer 84

Yes you don't want ivy on a wall

Answer 85

Something like this would look great

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@rafa4 yes. we had the garden landscaped last summer so looked at doing that. We would list lose about a foot with the wood unfortunately :(

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Really! You can do it yourself with some battens and then just render/paint the bottom half. It was more the walls of the garden I was thinking!  

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@rafa4 the right wall is leaning so there are breeze blocks holdings it up. The left side is just breeze blocks so were having that rendered. It looks amazing with render and wood! X

Answer 86

Saw a lady's on here and she put slate pieces on her wall that stuck on like a mosaic it was stunning she then had troughs with plants in along it . good luck and show us your photo xx i have bamboo along my neighbours fence to tidy it up just need to batton the wall first so you can secure it . so eay and a quick fix . roll it out and go x

Answer 87

Paint it

Answer 88

Scrub up and Paint it then add the pink floyed slogan another brick in the wall Put three four different colours in a tray then roll on  that's what I would do

Answer 89

I would white wash and have a graffiti Artist spray a woman looking up at the carpet man as if she's in love with him x

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Why be normal. She could even be holding a 'basket' that you can plant flowers in  

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@interfile yes, love it, The Corpse Bride, or Sally from Nightmare before Christmas, fab

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@barcelona8. I'd be on Instagram hunting for a graffiti Artist by now ‍♀️‍♀️

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I've booked him, for next week they call him Banksy, you heard if hes any good

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@barcelona8. think I've heard of him. If its the same one he's quite good with a Shreader! ‍♀️‍♀️

Answer 90

I’d leave it !  

Answer 91

It depends on your budget and how much time you want to spend on caring for and watering plants? For high impact, ease of care and lowish budget. Paint the wall with masonry paint. Buy 3 largish tubs. Plant a climber in each like honeysuckle, a small leaved variegated ivy for colour all year and jasmine. Fix trellis along the wall and let the climbers romp away over them. Just feed, tidy up and water every week. Fairy lights along the wall would add a lovely atmosphere.  

Answer 92

Some one here bought 2 colourful flower shower curtains and pinned them to her walll. looked gab

Answer 93

Cover in natural yogurt it will soon green up with moss then when established put aubretia seeds in the moss in all the colurs you can find it will look gorgeouse the yogurt needs several applications to build up food for the moss to grow.  

Answer 94

I love your wall. I would just paint some random bricks with a fun color. A fun blue, or a fun green. Not the whole thing. It's gorgeous. Put some tall potted decorative tree or tall potted plants. Maybe archor a shelf or hooks to store outside stuff.