| How do you build yourself a fence when you | | | | would be approximately two foot six inches |
| don't really want a fence to be seen in your | | | | high by six foot across. |
| yard? | | | | |
| | | | This type of fencing does not need a lot of |
| This is often a problem for people for small | | | | support from a fence post, it is not meant to |
| yards, as they want to avoid that boxed in | | | | be leant on. Posts of 2"x2" timber |
| feeling. Another reason for this is that | | | | that are about three foot six inches long, |
| while many people do not actually want a | | | | hammered into the ground should do it. The |
| fence, sometimes, one becomes necessary. | | | | wire can be attached by a stapling gun. |
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| This can happen when perhaps the neighbor has | | | | Assuming this part is all done. You now need |
| a big inquisitive dog, or their little kids | | | | to do the 'disguise'. Low level fir trees |
| 'visit' your flowers! etc. While shrubs offer | | | | about three foot high are fairly inexpensive, |
| a boundary line, they can still be 'crossed' | | | | and you can dot these along your fence posts. |
| by dogs and children alike. | | | | Plant one at every post, about a foot in |
| | | | front of each post. If you don't like |
| One way to get around this problem is to | | | | uniformity, plant two, or even three, in |
| erect a minimal low style fence, and then to | | | | front of one or two of the posts. |
| disguise it. Sounds mysterious? Not really... | | | | |
| read on. | | | | Along the run of wire, you can plant two or |
| | | | three evergreen shrubs that will not grow |
| As with any fence, before you start you must | | | | very high. Your back row must be evergreen, |
| check your local by laws, zoning laws, | | | | because you need to hide the fence all year |
| building permit laws etc. You often are | | | | round. If you plant a small outdoor ivy plant |
| allowed to have a higher back fence than | | | | in the middle of each six foot length of |
| sides or front etc, so you will need to know | | | | wire fence you can train it along the fence, |
| all this. | | | | it will only take a year to be established. |
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| There will be three areas where most people | | | | Once you have the evergreens in, you can |
| like the fence as high as it is allowed. Two | | | | choose a few annual shrubs and bushes for |
| of these are by the back and front door. A | | | | color in the spring and summer. If you want |
| third may be the vegetable patch. If the | | | | to have a trouble free fence area, just let |
| patch is on the edge of the yard, then the | | | | your lawn grow up to it. |
| boundary is a good place to raise a high | | | | |
| trellis for climbing plants like runners | | | | If you want a slightly more professional |
| beans or trailing cucumber. | | | | look, group more shrubs in a few random |
| | | | spots, especially a corner, and add bedding |
| Putting those considerations aside, the rest | | | | plants each spring. Building this type of |
| of the fencing will be very cheap. It is | | | | fence need not offend your neighbor, you can |
| hiding the fence that is your main expense. | | | | tell him that you are building a wire support |
| The fence itself will be made of wire netting | | | | for your shrubs. |
| of any size. An average guess for span size | | | | |