Consider Wire Fencing for Your Small Garden

23 October 2017
 Categories: Industrial & Manufacturing, Blog

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If you live in a somewhat rural area, you may have had issues with starting a garden. One of those issues is likely due to free-roaming animals such as deer, stray dogs and rabbits. These animals can tear up your garden and make it nearly impossible to have a long-standing crop for harvesting seasons. One way to combat this is to create a fenced-in area. This may lead you to wire fencing options. Before you buy traditional wire fencing, consider the following key points:

Types of Wire Fencing

There are several types of wire fencing you can choose from. You will need to know which ones may be ideal for your needs. Woven wire cattle fencing may be ideal if you are just considering a small barrier to keep out animals like deer. The woven wire will keep the animals from pushing through without giving too much strength or heavy duty feeling. If you need something more heavy duty than a cattle fencing or similar option, you may want to look at wrought iron or steel and iron woven fencing. Some mesh fencing may be ideal if you are considering something lightweight to keep out prowling animals from your vegetable garden as well.

Fencing Borders

Once you choose the type of wire fencing you would like to use, you will need to consider the fencing borders. These can be something as simple as landscaping poles with the fencing nailed or wrapped around the poles. It can also be something that offers a more finished look, like framed wire fencing panels. These panels give a professional fencing appeal and a landscaping appeal as well. You can also add decorative gates to this type of fencing border to easily access the garden area.

Buried Fencing

Keep in mind that when you begin to create the fencing around your small garden, you will need to consider the base of that fencing. If the fencing is flush with the ground, animals can still root underneath the wire. This will damage the wire fencing, causing it to bend and break, and will allow damage to your garden as well. You can have the fence partially buried at the base to reduce the chances of digging from animals. You can also consider having the fence buried at the base with a layer of cement to hold it in place and give a more sturdy finish.

These are just three of the considerations to take into account when looking for wire fencing for your garden. If you have plans in mind for how you want the fencing to look when finished, contact a wire fencing contractor. They can help you with the best options, installation, and pricing.