the garden fence needs painting / spraying but there is a pretty climbing kiwi plant growing along a large part of it.

I can’t see how I can temporarily remove the kiwi while I paint the fence but I don’t really want to paint the kiwi brown at the same time.

Any suggestions?

Also, what wood treatment?

I have just read the reviews of the sprayable ones from Ronseal and Cuprinol and people are saying they don’t stick well to previously treated fence panels. I have about 40 panels to paint so was hoping a sprayer would make my life easier.

Recommendations please.

From what I’ve heard about the sprayers, expect everything except the fence to get sprayed!

As for the plant – masking tape and newspaper 😉

40 panels – Jesus how big is your garden?

Take the climber down or don’t paint the fence

Just don’t paint it.

Green paint?

40 panels is both sides and the back fence. Not actually that big but still a bl00dy chore

Don’t paint it wins 😉

the sprayers only really work if you can take the panel out, lay it down and spray it..

I reckon a big brush will be the way forward! how big is the climber? can you not detach it and paint round it.. or wait until winter when its died back a bit

or don’t paint it…

I have to ask – what the hell is a kiwi plant ?

Cut the plant down – paint the fence – plant regrows next year

Put the job off for a month or so. The Kiwi will loose its leaves for the winter meaning that you are left with a framework of bare stems. You can cut the stems back to make it more managable/easier to paint around. Just remember that it fruits on one year old wood. Go ride.

If you mean it is a Kolomikta actinidia the it is fairly fast growing and the new growth is the prettiest. I’d wait for the leaves to drop, cut it back to a manageable size, tie it up out of the way, paint the fence, tie back in. Might look a bit small for a year but should recover well.

As for paint, it is probably easiest to use whaterver is already on there. With a brush.