A version of taupe. Or taupe with a tinge of green or teal, like something in the lichen or sage family. One tip ... if you own the wall it would look a lot better with a cap on it.

Having a long term plan helps. Drive around your neighborhood. See anything you love? Has anyone stuccoed over their walls? Applying stucco over the blocks adds the most value to your view. Adding a cap of brick, specialty cap block would be gorgeous. Paint over the block is not as “rich looking”, but it may work for the short term.

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Once it is painted it will need touching up often just get your plantings along there and it woun’t be such an eyesore. you do not have to go this crazy but it works. There are also planters you can hang over the top too if you notice in the picture

Adding large planter pots of dwarf bougainvillea will create focal points that draw the eye away from the block. They are easy care and look amazing around a pool area.

Painting the white metal metal fence black will draw the eye to the pool and plants, and away from the fence itself. If diy, use Rustoleum (original oil base, apply with weeny roller. Spray paint will waste too much paint. Yikes!)

Plant a huge amount of iceberg roses in the yard, either along the back fence, or on yard side of metal fence after painting it. These are amazing, beautiful, easy care and affordable. Add curves to flower beds when you install to soften the hard lines in this yard.

Walk your neighborhood and talk to those couple of gardener/homeowners who have a lovely yard and are out working in it. . If they are tending their own yard/flower beds they usually will be happy to talk about what works for them. (Don’t bother the paid gardeners though........)

Thank you everyone! We are def adding curbed beds around the yard and the half shutters in the front of the house are coming down..

Cap is a great idea and while we would love to stucco over thats not quite the budget at this point

We would love to paint the pool fence- it butts right up against the patio and wondered if that would create too much of a cage in the patio? Our old houses’s fence was a rich brown and blended in more..

I would leave as is. The right plants in front will make all the difference.

And were not fans of the ruellia- flowers constantly get in the pool. Spray roses are a great idea

Now we see more of the pool area, I would also leave as is.

Also does this sound like a fair estimate (removing the sod includes building the new planter bed- not just grass removal)

Angel- leave the pool fence as is or the whole wall?

What about covering with say a #2 pine tongue and groove?

Apply a sealer/stain to your liking. It may take away the hard look of the concrete wall and soften things up a bit. A contrasting natural stone cap would add a nice detail.

The pool fence, it's about the same color as pool deck so blends together, also your patio is a similar color.

Don't understand the estimate. You are going to remove all the grass where the play area is?

Sorry the pic didnt post

We are builder a planter w curved edges along the back and side walls for hedges shrubs and flowers, so it requires moving the current irrigation system in and adding bubblers

I would leave the block fence natural. Paint and stucco will fail. Once you get your landscape going it will all soften up. The landscape estimate is bizarre to me. The grass removal and rock price is crazy. And where are the thirty trees going. You need vines and bougainvillea with some succulents and grasses I think.

I'd stucco and house-color paint the part that is attached to the house and leave the perimeter wall as is.

Congratulations on a proper pool fence (and a fairly nice one, too). It's amazing how many people don't bother!

The estimate seems reasonable, but why not just add landscaping around the perimeter in a variety of heights. I don't think you need the raised planter beds. You won't need to paint the wall once the plants start growing.

I don't see anywhere in the quote where they will be bring in new soil for the bed.

Do you have a picture of proposed job, no mention of size or anything in the quote.

I dont have any pictures as we are just designing it ourselves-

Our back yard is about 125 feet long by 4 0 deep- the entire back wall and one whole side wall we are carving out the grass and adding a metal border (not a raised garden), we are planting 15 gal japanese privets (not invasive in my area and do well in this wall- all my neighbors have them), all around the perimeter including up to the pool equipment. we are planting a mastic tree and red push pistache in the corners of the pool area (not quoted here) and we are moving the swingset to the center of the yard to plant a majestic ash where the swings currently are.

We will eventually fill in the garden beds with smaller shrubs and some flowers.

We are removing all of the white rocks (also bumps up in a garden bed against the back of the house- not seen) and the rocks in the front of the house. Est about 15 tons (?) of rock added? I dont have any good pics of the gardens in the front of the house this is a small portion of it