What’s the Best Type of Garden Fencing for Your Garden?
When you’re putting up a fence in your garden it won’t just be any fence, you’ll have deliberated over it and tried to decide what will work best for you. What materials complement the rest of your garden, and what’s practical in terms of what kind of weather you get, where you live, and how strong your fence needs to be to withstand the elements.
So, where are you with the decision-making process when it comes to your garden fencing? Have you decided on something, or are you, ‘on the fence,’ sorry couldn’t resist. If you’re not finding it easy to decide on the best type of garden fencing, then perhaps we can help with in this blog.
Money, purpose, pets and weather
Ask yourself the following questions before you make a decision, and before you splash out money on your fencing. Firstly, what purpose is it going to serve, is it just to close off the perimeters of your garden and provide a finishing touch, or is it to provide some privacy? You may have some nosy neighbours or possibly you’re on a street where your garden overlooks a lot of foot traffic. You may want to keep your pets from straying - again if you’re on a busy road - or you may live somewhere where it gets quite windy and you want to provide some protection for your plants.
How much maintenance can you handle?
You want to think about how much maintenance you think you’re going to be able to fit in as well. Depending on the type of fencing you invest in, you may be required to carry out a lot of maintenance on it, so consider this carefully before you make a purchase.
How much do you have to spend?
Think about your budget, you may have certain restrictions on your spending, and this will impact on what you can buy. Keep this in mind when you shop and keep the figure you have in your head when you’re out looking at fencing.
Close board fencing
The first one we’re going to look at is close board fencing, this is a series of wooden boards that overlap each other. They’re common in a lot of gardens and are extremely good at providing privacy, protection against intruders and keeping pets in.
Larch lap panel fencing
Another type of wooden fencing is the larch lap panel fence. This may suit your wallet if you’re on a tight budget. It’s similar to close board fencing, but it’s built using a variety of different fence posts. Again, it’s suitable for most gardens, they’re cheap and reasonably priced, they’re good at deterring intruders and they’re great for keeping pets securely in the garden.
Palisade picket fencing
Palisade picket fencing is a really attractive option for your garden. It can give great curb appeal at the front, and you can have fences made of wood or PVC. PVC can be a disadvantage in that it’s not particularly robust and could be fragile in poor weather. It’s also prone to mould. This type of fencing is low with gaps in-between the wooden or PVC bits, so it may not be great for keeping pets in or the wind out.
Slatted panel fencing
Slatted panels are great and look extremely sleek and sophisticated. They’re also available at different heights. However, the gaps in between the timber can allow the wind through which may not be helpful to the fencing itself or to the contents within, such as your plants.
More maintenance involved with timber
Fences made from timber will naturally need a lot more maintenance than a PVC one, but will last much longer. If you’re prepared to put the hard work in to maintaining its appearance, then any of the ones we’ve chosen are a good choice.
Brian’s Garden & Fencing – for quality fences with expert fencing installation
If you still need to talk to someone about fencing why not give us a call and we can talk you through your choices. We can also come and install your fencing too, as we’re all experienced and trained specialists in our field. We can’t wait to hear from you, so have a think then pick up the phone!