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