Hi Frank, Glad you liked my book. Your problem of hiding a high deck is common and my first choice is to plant a border of mixed shrubs in front of the deck leaving a nice opening for storage - maybe even an arch or iron gate to allow easy access under the deck but hide the mess. I also do not like lattice but if you decide to use a structure instead of evergreen plants you could consider house siding. Yes, just add a wall of siding like you put onto a house and use this as a back drop for garden wall art or some wire trellis and grow vines on the wall. A third idea is to add a screening fence about five feet away from the deck. Then you would see the fence as you drive up and you could plant in front of the fence but still get instant screening but behind the fence you still have room to move storage in and out from under the deck. You could even put big pots behind the fence, add string up to the top of the deck and grow vines in the pots that climb up the strings to bloom at deck level. Annual vines work great if you want to experiment before committing to something permanent. Send a photo if you can and I can offer more ideas. Keep growing, Marianne Binetti