Planting is extremely useful in helping fences feel like cohesive parts of the overall landscape design. Adding plants at the base of a fence softens the transition from vertical to horizontal planes, and visually stitches the fence into the landscape. Allowing plants to pierce through or climb up a fence gives the sense of the landscape taking precedence over hardscape, creating an informal, organic feel that is coveted in both modern and traditional design styles. Repeating species from elsewhere in the yard alongside the fence establishes a relationship that helps the fence to feel like an integral part of the overall design. Depending on your design style, you can use one or several different plant species along a fence. Whatever plants you choose, we advise keeping most of them (or all of them) a bit below the top of the fence in height, to preserve views into the property.