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There are many styles of fences, and fencing materials.
Fences and trellises can add height to your garden and include a variety of types from post-and-chain fencing to triangular and shaped trellises.
STYLES OF FENCES AND TRELLISES (Page 2)
Trellises
The style of fencing or trellis you choose can have a great impact on the garden, potentially altering its appearance completely. The height and shape plus the materials the fences and trellis are made from can create anything from an angular, modern look to a rustic, rural character.
Consider how the materials will blend with the house and any other existing features. All these structures are long-lasting elements in the garden and should not need to be replaced for years, so it is important that you select carefully at the beginning, choosing structures sturdy enough to bear the weight of any plants that may be growth over them.
Take into account your future plans: for example, when putting up a wooden fence, think whether you may want to add a trellis on top of this – it is easier and cheaper in the long run to buy taller fence posts at the start than to add extension posts for the trellis later.
Fencing
Choose fencing to suit your needs – do you want a solid barrier for privacy, a secure and sturdy animal-proof structure, an effective windbreak, a means of attaching trellis and growing climbers to make a decorative feature, or just a functional way of marking out the boundary of your garden?
Fences vary widely in cost and style, and you should be able to find one to suit both your budget and taste. Bear in mind when buying wooden fencing that it is worth spending a little more on materials that have been pressure-treated with wood preservative, since the fencing will then last much longer.
You can easily change the look of a wooden fence to suit the surrounding buildings and you own preferences by applying a differently colored wood preservative or stain. Even concrete pillars and posts can be painted to coordinate with paintwork on adjacent buildings.
Other sorts of fencing, especially wire fencing and post-and-chain fencing, are more basic, functional, and often cheap. They are most suitable for use in places where a completely solid or aesthetically pleasing barrier is not of the greatest importance – to keep a dog from escaping through hedge, for example.
Woven Fencing
Woven fencing panels – made from woody stems – are
one of the most decorative and informal fencing or screening
materials available, and they are an effective and instant way of
providing a rural feel in the garden. Their strong brown color and
hand-woven texture allows them to blend in easily with any natural
background and also makes them an excellent surface for climbing
plants, which can cling to the irregular surface.
Vertical close board panels
Fence panels made from vertical
boards form a sturdy and attractive boundary. They are slightly more
expensive than other types, but suit mature gardens and look good
with a trellis added above.
Chain-link fencing
This is an inexpensive fencing material,
held in place by wooden or concrete posts. The wire mesh is
unattractive, but it may be concealed by the planting of lightweight
climbers. It provides a good barrier to keep larger animals out, or
in, as required.
Picket fencing
This type of fencing may mark your boundary
but will not provide much privacy or screening. It is ideal for a
small front garden and is neither expensive nor difficult to erect.
It is not strong enough to support plants.