| I made my very first garden when I was six in a | | | | house and train morning glories to climb it to |
| small corner at the end of my grandmother's | | | | provide a scenery wall outside a kitchen or |
| garden. It was a small patch, not more than six | | | | bedroom window, or create a simple arbor with |
| rows by 10 plants long, but it was MINE, with the | | | | two full height lattice panels set six to eight feet |
| flowers I picked and the dirt that I dug. And I | | | | apart. Use thick garden twine to create a 'bridge' |
| knew that it was mine when Nana helped me put | | | | for vines to climb across and form a living 'roof'. |
| up the sections of wire fencing that set it off | | | | Border Edging Garden Fencing |
| from HER garden. | | | | Border edging is another extremely versatile |
| Garden fencing can serve many purposes, but | | | | garden fencing option. Think outside the perimeter. |
| one of the best is to accent and define areas of | | | | You can use wire garden fencing to create |
| your garden. Whether you choose a six or twelve | | | | smaller accents within a garden plot, or outline one |
| inch high border edging, or stand a section of post | | | | corner or end of a garden with cast iron border |
| and rail garden fencing in the center of a sweep | | | | edging. Cedar shakes or redwood blocks can be |
| of lawn, garden fencing can add a beautiful accent | | | | used to create curved borders for slightly raised |
| to your landscaping. Take a look at some novel, | | | | garden beds, or serve as a backdrop over which |
| unusual ways to use garden fencing to make | | | | to spill indigo lobelia or white alyssum. Create a |
| your garden a showplace that will be the envy of | | | | zigzag border of decorative low picket garden |
| the neighborhood. | | | | fencing and plant zinnias or marigolds in the |
| Wood Garden Fencing | | | | V-shaped 'teeth' for a unique look. |
| Wood lattice makes attractive garden fencing | | | | Patio Wall of Garden Fencing |
| that affords some privacy while allowing glimpses | | | | Garden fencing can be used to create a beautiful |
| of the garden. Lattice boards set into a wooden | | | | background for patio dining. Choose a metal trellis |
| privacy fence add a whole new design dimension | | | | and install it just off the patio edge behind the |
| to the frontage of your garden. A single width of | | | | table and dining set. Twine climbing roses up over |
| lattice fencing can provide a screen or windbreak, | | | | it to create an accent that defines the edge of |
| and support for any climbing vines. Set a lattice | | | | the patio and creates an elegant, tasteful accent |
| panel at the edge of the garden nearest the | | | | to your patio and garden at the same time. |