HU, I've replied to old posts, sometimes the related questions that appear can be confusing and the date can be overlooked, it happens, I think many of us have done it, so don't worry about it. Thing is, if the original poster is no longer following and if other people looking for inspo are more likely to get advice by starting a question of their own than getting lost in an old discussion and if people willing to reply waste time reading through before noticing the question is 7 years old, and it brings it back to the first page making it more likely more people will mistake it for a recent discussion, I'm not sure how productive any of that is, so I appreciate the 'old post' advisory, and in that spirit since I've now added to the conversation I'll draw to others' attention that this is an OLD POST

I like all the garden ideas ( it does look a bit sparse and 'rental property' look about it IMO ) , with a low fence along the front , a wooden screen a couple of metres in front of the door , etc , BUT when I looked at the very first photo -- the wider angle one -- the one thing you notice first is the yellow marker post on the left hand side of the driveway fence . So take that as a cue , and paint the garage door a bright colour to stand out -- primary or metallic or trendy , just one that you like , and personally I'd probably change the curtains ( or even dye them ) to the same colour as the garage door . Right now , everything is various derivatives of off-white and red brown earth brick -- needs a decent spot of colour to lift the houses look IMO . Another option would be 'natural' timber blinds , especially if you had them the same shade of stain as the screen and the front fence , but I'd still do the garage door ( and maybe the guttering ) your current favourite colour .

Absolutely gorgeous ❤️

They were great ideas. If I planned a window of that type it would be for that purpose. But real plants absolutely need maintenance. Climbers trained to shapes need frequent pruning. Climbers allowed to grow naturally need less, but still regularly to avoid problems. Some climbers are worse than others for that so it needs to be a carfeul choice not simply what looks nice. Another idea is some kind of garden wall or hanging pots, but that needs maintenance and more careful watering than plants growing in the ground. Then there's shrubs, but there's a limited range of plants that are much taller than they are wide, and that is further limited by the required growing conditions. For example you don't want to invest in a row of something nice only to have the one on the end constantly wilting because it can't take the full sun or the wind. How wide is the space, and do you have a path along there that needs to be comfortably accessible? You probably don't want too much foliage right up to the window because then it will block the light that the window provides to the room. You could maybe achieve a similar look with fake plants, but they can look fake especially in strong light. It could work if in shade, but if there is sun exposure it really shows up the plasticness and makes it deteriorate quicker too, and then it's off to landfill. For the maintenance that you can manage, some nice screens will work, such as the corten ones in Julie Herbert's pics. Or do something with the glass.