Fencing Ideas

celtic_charmer

Hi Guys

I'm trying to sort my garden out at the moment on a very limited budget (ok - there isn't one!) and need to find some sort of fencing to enclose the garden with. There is some there already but a good gust of wind and it's likely to fall over, and it's got that many holes in it you'd be forgiven for thinking it was trellis. I wondered if any of you had any ideas that you could share with me that would solve the problem and wouldn't cost shedloads? Ideally I'd like something low maintenance as well, as the less money I have to spend on it's upkeep the better.

Thanks for your help. :beer:

conradmum

I think with fencing you get what you pay for. Cheap fencing is a false economy as it falls apart so quickly. You could maybe grow something on your side of the fence that obscures it and provides a barrier. Might this be an option?

bertiebots

If your posts are good you could attatch strong wires across ways and grow a variety of climbers to creat a barrier. Lots of cheap clematis / honeysuckle/roses available in places like poundstretchers etc and montana (clematis) variety grows fast and will cover a large area . You could combine evergreen varietys and ones that flower in spring,summer and autumn to create a really good effect.

Orange_King

For best economy you'd be doing the work yourself but then you'd need to work out how many posts you need sunk for starters and the digging of the holes can be a pain. But once they are done it is plain sailing with some 4x2 (top middle and bottom I suggest) and then whatever number of fencing boards you need.

Did this project a few years back and the fence has withstood many a gale now. Just needs the odd coat of preservative every couple of years.

Steel_2

Regarding your budget, a) try freecycle to see if someone has recently ripped out or is going to rip out any fencing that you could re-use b) ebay has some amazing bargains when people sell off excess left from gardening projects or c) go on long-ish regular walks around posh neighbourhoods. Because people with money are more likely to get landscapers in to overhaul their gardens, they fill up skips with fencing, fenceposts and all sorts of other garden goodies.

If you can get to a project just before the start ripping everything out you might strike lucky. I've done this a couple of times and the owners don't tend to mind as you reduce the amount of skips they need.