| Garden fencing can serve many purposes, but | | | | indigo lobelia or white alyssum. Create a zigzag |
| one of the best is to accent and define areas of | | | | border of decorative low picket garden fencing |
| your garden. Whether you choose a six or twelve | | | | and plant zinnias or marigolds in the V-shaped |
| inch high border edging, or stand a section of post | | | | 'teeth' for a unique look. |
| and rail garden fencing in the center of a sweep | | | | Garden fencing can be used to create a beautiful |
| of lawn, garden fencing can add a beautiful accent | | | | background for patio dining. Choose a metal trellis |
| to your landscaping. | | | | and install it just off the patio edge behind the |
| Wood lattice makes attractive garden fencing | | | | table and dining set. Twine climbing roses up over |
| that affords some privacy while allowing glimpses | | | | it to create an accent that defines the edge of |
| of the garden. Lattice boards set into a wooden | | | | the patio and creates an elegant, tasteful accent |
| privacy fence add a whole new design dimension | | | | to your patio and garden at the same time. |
| to the frontage of your garden. A single width of | | | | Wrought-iron or cast-iron fences tend to be |
| lattice fencing can provide a screen or windbreak, | | | | ornate, which suits more formal, historic houses, |
| and support for any climbing vines. | | | | such as Victorians, or high-end urban homes. |
| Set a lattice panel at the edge of the garden | | | | Today, similar styles are available in |
| nearest the house and train morning glories to | | | | powder-coated steel, anodized aluminum or |
| climb it to provide a scenery wall outside a kitchen | | | | composite materials that are much more |
| or bedroom window, or create a simple arbor | | | | affordable and easier to maintain. |
| with two full height lattice panels set six to eight | | | | Stone fences, which are the oldest known type |
| feet apart. Use thick garden twine to create a | | | | of fencing, make great garden walls or boundary |
| 'bridge' for vines to climb across and form a living | | | | markers around traditional homes, such as |
| 'roof'. | | | | Colonials and Cape Cods, when built with native |
| Border edging is another extremely versatile | | | | stone. Dry-stacked walls stay together with the |
| garden fencing option. Think outside the perimeter. | | | | help of gravity and friction. |
| You can use wire garden fencing to create | | | | The picket fence, a low, decorative style used to |
| smaller accents within a garden plot, or outline one | | | | define property rather than secure it, is a |
| corner or end of a garden with cast iron border | | | | universally popular style flexible enough to work |
| edging. | | | | with almost any home. There are many variations |
| Cedar shakes or redwood blocks can be used to | | | | on the picket fence, including the Federal style, |
| create curved borders for slightly raised garden | | | | which features scalloped pickets and decorative |
| beds, or serve as a backdrop over which to spill | | | | finials. |