Fencing - what do you think

Amber · Master

Fencing - what do you think

FAJ · Enlightened One

How about planting some quick-growing ivy or other evergreen to shroud the fence between your and the neighbour's garden? We have a 5' fence between us and the neighbours. It's secure, but the dogs can see through to their garden. We tacked up some wire mesh (plastic coated) and have encouraged the planting to provide a natural screen. It does take a wee while but if you pick your plants wisely then you could have a screen in no time.

Good luck with the house move! It sounds fantastic, and we're not at all jealous of that massive garden. oh, no, not us...

Siouxsie · Enlightened One

Hi Amber

Have you seen the screening you can buy in diy stores on online (bamboo, brushwood etc), it rolls out and you get in different heights and lengths.

And the house sounds so fab, if the garden get sorted out then you will have a perfect place.

-- Edited by Siouxsie at 09:20, 2006-02-23

max · Enlightened One

The house and land sound fantastic, lots of space for your dogs. Cas is quite happy of lead in our paddock which has a waist high wire fence round it and she never thinks of jumping it, though she is never left un- supervised. Our garden at our old house had a waist height wall all round it with fields at the other side and she was for ever jumping it, so we put in stakes about two feet higher than the wall and attached chick wire to them which was enough to put her off jumping. Hope this might help. Nora

Teresa · Enlightened One

on the subject of growing a plant to shield the view - we have a very quick-growing thing, commonly known as "mile a minute" or "russian vine". you can almost see it growing, honestly, it's that fast - climbs all over fences without you having to train it. you can chop away at it to your heart's content and it recovers well.

as i hate gardening, this was ideal for us and it really does what it says on the tin!!

good luck with the new property.

Dave · Enlightened One

When we first moved in here we had a 6ft fence pretty much all the way round the garden but there was a small bit that was only 4ft, we figured it would be OK....1 week later and the lurchers had discovered the joys of the farmers field which was just over the 4ft fence...the Greyhounds on the other hand never looked at it twice!....I also know a trainer that has his kennels right on a main road, the size of his fence? about 2 feet!!....Dunno what it is but most hounds don't do the jumping thing.

Guess it's your choice Olga, a 2 acre field for the dogs sounds brill and I guess if it's just rented then if it's not working out you can up sticks again??....

Lesley · Guru

We have this type of fencing around our garden. Beyond the fence is a field which sometimes has sheep in it, sometimes has deer passing through, sometimes a fox and quite often a cat. My dogs bark at deer and chase the cats up the garden - but have never jumped the fence.

An advantage of this type of fencing is that - if a cat does pass through your garden it will be able to escape through the fence rather than being trapped inside as would be the case with a solid fence.

-- Edited by Lesley at 23:21, 2006-02-23

Amber · Master

Thanks for your suggestions - screening or fast growing plant sounds a good idea! Not sure if we will take the property now as the old lady who owns it is a bit batty to say the least.

She agreed to putting up a fence all the way round and when we went to meet her and the agent, she said, oh couldn't you just keep them on long leads instead of a fence.

So we're waiting to hear back from the agent tomorrow - he said to us that he suspects she doesn't actually want to rent out it (but wants the money obviously), as it is an old mill that was in her family & she seems to be very personally attached to it.