| I made my very first garden when I was six in a | | | | to provide a scenery wall outside a kitchen or |
| small corner at the end of my grandmother's garden. | | | | bedroom window, or create a simple arbor with two |
| It was a small patch, not more than six rows by 10 | | | | full height lattice panels set six to eight feet apart. |
| plants long, but it was MINE, with the flowers I | | | | Use thick garden twine to create a 'bridge' for vines |
| picked and the dirt that I dug. And I knew that it | | | | to climb across and form a living 'roof'.Border Edging |
| was mine when Nana helped me put up the sections | | | | Garden FencingBorder edging is another extremely |
| of wire fencing that set it off from HER | | | | versatile garden fencing option. Think outside the |
| garden.Garden fencing can serve many purposes, but | | | | perimeter. You can use wire garden fencing to create |
| one of the best is to accent and define areas of | | | | smaller accents within a garden plot, or outline one |
| your garden. Whether you choose a six or twelve | | | | corner or end of a garden with cast iron border |
| inch high border edging, or stand a section of post | | | | edging. Cedar shakes or redwood blocks can be used |
| and rail garden fencing in the center of a sweep of | | | | to create curved borders for slightly raised garden |
| lawn, garden fencing can add a beautiful accent to | | | | beds, or serve as a backdrop over which to spill |
| your landscaping. Take a look at some novel, unusual | | | | indigo lobelia or white alyssum. Create a zigzag border |
| ways to use garden fencing to make your garden a | | | | of decorative low picket garden fencing and plant |
| showplace that will be the envy of the | | | | zinnias or marigolds in the V-shaped 'teeth' for a |
| neighborhood.Wood Garden FencingWood lattice | | | | unique look.Patio Wall of Garden FencingGarden |
| makes attractive garden fencing that affords some | | | | fencing can be used to create a beautiful background |
| privacy while allowing glimpses of the garden. Lattice | | | | for patio dining. Choose a metal trellis and install it just |
| boards set into a wooden privacy fence add a whole | | | | off the patio edge behind the table and dining set. |
| new design dimension to the frontage of your | | | | Twine climbing roses up over it to create an accent |
| garden. A single width of lattice fencing can provide a | | | | that defines the edge of the patio and creates an |
| screen or windbreak, and support for any climbing | | | | elegant, tasteful accent to your patio and garden at |
| vines. Set a lattice panel at the edge of the garden | | | | the same time. |
| nearest the house and train morning glories to climb it | | | | |