This appealing border is designed especially for a backyard that needs to be enclosed by a privacy fence. Here, the designer chooses a handsome fence to define the property line and provide screening, while creating a backdrop for a brilliant mixed border of sound-absorbing plants. The fence features a solid lower part that provides privacy and a lattice top that allows air to circulate and light to shine around the garden. This design creates a healthier growing environment than a solid fence and it's prettier, too. The colorful planting softens the wooden fence behind it, enhancing it rather than concealing it. Flowering vines, easily trained to grow on a fence, make a strong visual connection between the hardscape and softscape. Evergreens, perennials, bulbs, flowering shrubs and vines all contribute color and interest throughout the year, while the fence provides a comforting sense of enclosure and permanence. The strategically placed groups of evergreens also create additional privacy and help to anchor the design without obscuring the fence. This design turns a necessary privacy or security fence into a landscape asset by softening it with vines and using it as a backdrop for a colorful garden.