Having very visible fences hadn’t been a feature of the Magic Garden for a long time so having new, bare fences seem even more stark than they might do. I am particularly conscious that the large amount of cover provided by the ancient jasmine is greatly missed by the birds.

I’m planning to plant a series of climbing plants to go up the north facing fence at the back and create a new area of foliage for the birds to hide in and to soften the fence. I will have to paint the fences soon before there is too much growth up in front of them, although what colour I’m not sure. The old fence was black.