Keeping hares and deer at bay is one great reason to have a garden fence. Another is the shelter that it offers against the wind. On the other hand, perhaps you have no problems with wild animals but still like the appearance of the pleasant surround that fences offer. However, to many homeowners, even the thought of building decorative garden fencing around their property fills them with a feeling of fear, thinking, albeit incorrectly, that such a project is simply too big for them to take on.
These days, it is possible to purchase complete fences in the form of kits. These complete assemblies include everything you need for building a garden fence that is appealing as well as being sturdy. Indeed, some of the designs are so ingenious that you will have to do little more than simply click the different components together. They usually come in parts to make a square or rectangle. However, if you want something a little more elaborate, like a semi circle or an octagon, several kits include modified braces to allow you to accomplish the design that you desire.
Most are slightly less simple, but still require only minimal work from you. The panels already have the slats fixed to the support rails or cross members, as they are best-known. A couple of minutes is all that is needed to attach them to the corner posts. That merely involves inserting a number of screws with a power screwdriver or by hand if you choose and the task is done and dusted.
Setting garden fence posts does not have to be a major job, either. Indeed, if you are only setting up a smallish garden fence, you might not have to sink posts at all. The posts will offer corner support for the slat sections, but the whole thing can just sit on the ground without excavating any post holes.
For extra support, it is feasible to get metal post support stakes that take much of the effort out of the process. They consist of a twelve to eighteen inch steel spike with a square metal cup welded on top. The stake is merely pounded into the ground with a suitable heavy hammer.
You can either have the square cup part projecting aboveground or sink it down so that it is level with the ground. They are typically painted in attractive colors or you can paint them to match your overall garden design. Mounting the fence post is simpleness itself because all you need to do is slide the post base into the cup and tighten the included nut and bolt which results in the cup clamping the post firmly.
They have the ability to support significant weight in addition to standing up to snow filled winters and the high wind and rainfalls of spring.
If you favor trellis instead of slatted panels, you are in luck as they are readily available and just as easy to install. They are the ideal choice for climbing plants, ivy and others that will wind their way in and around the latticework. Trellis panels also provide a means to support tall growing plants close to the boundary. Just use a bit of tie-wrap and tall tulips will stand up well to wind.
To protect against invasion by gophers and other ground dwellers, just extend the fencing beneath the ground by around a foot. To do this, you will need to dig a smallish trench of the same depth, bearing in mind that the overall height of your fence will be that much less. You can naturally compensate with taller panels. Chicken wire at the base and beneath the surface is an additional easy way to achieve the same result.
So there, you have it. Fence your garden and have a finished look that protects your plants.
