The Different Types Of Fences For Your Garden
There are so many fences to choose from that it's no surprise people can get a little confused. It can help, to start with, to know what these names mean when it comes to fences. In addition to that, it's a good idea to know the kinds of fence that are suitable for a particular garden. This way, you don't end up wasting time and money, or you at least have a good starting point before you begin browsing.
If you're looking for the standard in fences you'll probably want to look at edge type fencing. This is the fence you're most likely to see in a modern garden. It's made up of wide, durable planks that run horizontally between posts. For a classic and reliable fence, this is a safe choice. It's also one that can be added to. Having a trellis section along the top, between posts, allows for more seclusion by growing creeping plans.
Slightly different to edge fencing is closeboard. With this, as the name suggests, the planks don't overlap in the same way, but are still durable, and are set vertically instead of horizontally. This allows for extra height to the boundary, if desired, without it looking too imposing, and you can give it a domed effect for soft, undulating boundaries too.
Palisade fencing is what the Americans would all picket fence. It has a homely feel to it, operating as a symbolic boundary, but not physically preventing things from coming in and out of the boundary area. As such it's great for front gardens, especially in a rural area, where you want to divide your land symbolically from the rest of the landscape, but not limit your light, or create too imposing a feature in the garden. It's also great for climbing plants if you want a rustic look.
Pressure weave fence is a bit more fancy that most, and is instantly noticeable whilst also looking natural in a garden. It's made of tightly woven thin strips of wood, giving it a close resemblance to old age Chinese steam cookers. Another alternative but well proven fence is the all-out trellis, which allows you to sculpt the garden using climbing plants as your boundary.
There are so many types of wooden fence panels that you will have yourself a choice to make when you decide to change yours!
