With all the options available, it can be overwhelming to choose a fence. This guide is meant to help you discover what style is best for your needs and garden, so you can create the outdoor space of your dreams.

1. A Guide to Choosing the Right Fencing for Your Garden
When you think of the most prominent or important features in your garden, do you think
of your fencing? While sometimes it feels like an after thought, the type of fencing you
choose for your garden is extremely important. Some styles offer perks that others
don’t, and the style you choose can complement and enhance your garden.
With all the options available, it can be overwhelming to choose a fence. This guide is
meant to help you discover what style is best for your needs and garden, so you can
create the outdoor space of your dreams.
Decide what You Need in a Fence
First, decide what exactly you need in a fence. What purpose do you want it to serve?
There are two main categories of purposes: functional and aesthetic. Functional fences
are often used for privacy, to mark property boundaries, to protect an area from animals
and to define a space.
Aesthetic fences are used purely for looks. Maybe you don’t need a fence to serve any
particular function, but you like the way fences look and want to add some colour, height
or an extra accessory to your garden.

2. Different styles of fences will meet different needs, so it’s important to consider this first.
Privacy
Wood fences offer the ultimate form of privacy. Taller fences can help protect your
garden and yard from the prying eyes of your neighbours and can make the area feel
more secluded if you live where there is a lot of traffic.
When you add a fence like this around your property, you can make the whole area
more private. You can also add a wood fence along one side of your property to divide
your yard from neighbours’ gardens or a roadway.
Surround a Property
If you are looking for a way to mark your property, you have lots of options. Wood, chain
link, iron and PVC fences are all good fits. You can go with a shorter fence if you just
want to mark off your garden, or go with a taller one to add privacy.
Security
To make your property more secure or to keep animals like deer and rabbits out of your
garden, you’ll need to consider different styles of fencing. Iron and wood fences can add
security, especially when you add a locking gate.
Deer can be difficult to keep out, so you’ll need to use an especially high fence, but
shorter fences can deter rabbits.
Aesthetics
The sky is the limit when it comes to choosing a fence for looks. There are all kinds of
materials to choose from and all kinds of styles you can go with. Think about what style
your home is and try to envision what you want your garden to look like, and then
choose a fence that fits those styles.
When you have determined what purpose the fence will serve, you can more easily find
the perfect style for you landscaping.
Find the Perfect Style for Your Home and Garden
Once you have decided what you need your fence to do, it’s time for the fun part:
choosing the style. Knowing what you need a fence to do, you can easily eliminate
options that won’t work for you.

3. There are a few things to consider as you look for the perfect style for your home and
garden. Ultimately, you get to choose what you like best, but here are a few things to
look for.
Material
First, the material you choose will make a bold statement. Wood fences look more
natural and can even have a country, rustic feel to them. Fences are made of all kinds
of wood, so there are several colours available.
Iron and aluminium bring a classic, traditional look to a garden. You can accomplish
different things with different styles of metal fences. Depending on their shape and
design, PVC fences can look traditional or more modern.
Colour
If you like the natural wood look, you can just seal the fence so that it can stand up to
rain, snow, ice and direct sunlight. However, you can also paint your fence to give it a
more polished, finished look. Go with white or a dark green for a traditional look, or
choose a subtle blue or green for a calming, classic look. Bold colours like yellow or red
can add a pop of colour and personality to your landscaping.
Metals like iron and aluminium are generally black, brown or silver in colour, and can
add a classy look to your garden. PVC fences come in a huge variety of colours, so you
can choose one that matches your home’s style.
Shape
Fences come in all shapes and sizes, and the type you choose will make an impact on
your garden. Straight lines can look either traditional or modern, depending on the
material used. Geometric lines and shapes will give your garden a clean look and can
be a good contrast to natural shapes and lines in plants.
Some fences have beautiful curves and flourishes that make them a little more stylish.
You can choose a fence that has this kind of style across the whole thing, or one that
uses design elements just on a few portions, along the top or just on the gates.
Special Features
Special features, like post caps, gates, and trellises on the top of fences, can add a lot
of style to the type you use. When you use more special features, your fence and
garden will feel more luxurious and styled, and when you use fewer, or more simple
features, your garden will feel more traditional.

4. All of these elements, when combined, create the style of a fence. So when you choose
elements that you like in a fence, you will be able to find a style that fits your personality
and garden.
Choosing the right fencing for your garden can seem hard at first, but when you start by
determining your needs, you can start the process of elimination. Then, choose features
like the material, colours and style of your fence to complete the look and find the
perfect addition for your garden.
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