Plants would really improve the look as shjuly has shown. I actually don’t find the wall ugly, just a bit plain. There are some great planters around with trellis attached, so you don’t have to drill into their wall. They will need watering often. I think climbers scrambling up the trellis would be great, things like honeysuckle, star jasmine, ceanothus, Clematis and Roses. They also smell divine and create a romantic cottage garden feel. I see from other parts of the garden that you may well like that romantic look!

If there is space in front of the wall, then planting them in the ground is even better, and the trellis will need to be attached to posts, rather like a fence. You won’t have to water so often. You could of course paint the wall, say grey, sage or country cream, but it will still need plants to soften the look. Here’s a few ideas

I just literally saw this on Instagram and thought it would be useful for you.

We have a very large wall which belongs to our neighbour so we were not able to attach any structures this was our very cheap solution

A vertical garden would look amazing, everyone else’s ideas are great.. definitely greenery on a Vertical.

Thank you for taking the time to post everyone, there are some great ideas here! I do love a brick wall, although what makes this ‘ugly’ is the fact that the previous owners came onto our property to paint it (their choice). They cut in with a shade of cream then put their house up for sale without finishing the painting so now it’s been left patchy with lots of wires, pipes and central heating vents poking out of it. The new owners are not interested in doing anything to it but have said we can ‘do what we like with it’. The wall is actually the full side of their house which is a large - so the idea of painting it is one we hoped to avoid - although I really like the grey painted brick image (I’m not sure the ‘do what you like’ would extend to this) - it’s worth a shot to ask though! Greenery and lighting are definitely the way forward! I had thought of greenery (you’ll see the bamboo poking out the top of the hot tub, although a bit small) and outdoor mirrors to reflect light. Thanks again all

Planters with built in support frames or obelisks would look great here to disguise the wall with planting without securing anything to the wal

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