Hi I would paint /stain the fence the same colour as your seat at the side of the pool and plant some tall bamboo along the fence line please make sure you get the new non spreading plant it will grow tall and will not totally block out your view beyond your pool as it is not a ''thick'' plant you could use some weed mat and pebbles at the base of these to cut down weeds also you could paint the panels at the side of you pool behind the seat I would do these in three shades of the one colour going light to dark or vise versa and maybe a flat wall sculpture on one of these good luck with your planning

Lovely pool area - and great frameless glass fence with mini posts. I think hedges/bushy plants would be a great edition, or climbers too.

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You could attach bamboo fencing. It can easily attach to your original fence and give it a face lift. It can be purchased in 1.8 , 2.1 and 2.4. I have attached a photo of an old fence with new bamboo fencing panels attached. Hope this helps

We.ve got a similar issue. I'm concerned most of the pretty, cut steel screens, from Bunnings, might be considered a 'foot-fall' for kids who might want to get into the pool from the other side, making the fence climbable and thus illegal (Victorian Regs). We put palings on the inside of the pool too, to hide the crossbars, but painted each paling a slightly different grey. We chose charcoal and a brownish grey, scattered, in a random manner to mimic the way a forest is coloured. A bit like the natural variation of colours in the photo of the bamboo fence above - but a lot cheaper.

Breaking up the great solid block of colour a little bit helps to hide it. Next is the choice of what to plant. I'm leaning towards:

ficus pumila, climbing fig, which can be pruned to hug the fence tightly,

Himalyan blue bamboo, (but might sprout on other side of fence as well, so should have a 60cm deep root guard or be planted in pots)
or waterhousia floribunda, weeping lilypilly, which can be pruned to a narrow, non-climbable hedge but 30cm might be about as narrow as possible.

I'm just a bit scared the bamboo will move into the neighbours yard too...You also have to be careful to not plant anything with massive roots that could eventually crack your pool, and it has to be tough enough to cope with a bit of chlorine...

Then, put in a dip line so you don't have to water such a narrow spot.

Good luck, and let us know what you decide.

This is a very old post.

Oops, guess I just wasted my time. I'll check for that next time. Thanks.

I found your comments interesting. I have a similar issue with my pool fence

Then I didn't waste my time. Good luck with your fence.