Cottage Garden Fence Ideas

As cottage gardens are often fairly small the style of fence you choose will have a big impact on the look of the entire garden.

Cottage garden fence ideas. I do a lot of gate leaning while i am supposed to be gardening. To mark rear garden boundaries solid timber fencing such as closeboard or lap panel is best. The call of a cottage garden filled with a profusion of flowers and smelling of roses dianthus and lilacs is alluring indeed.

A fence is a practical way to protect your garden from critters but it s also a fun way to add a little personality to your house and set it apart from the other houses in the neighborhood. Try a pretty picket fence or a trellis drenched in climbers. Below you ll see different ways to create a garden fence that is both useful and attractive for your own yard.

See more ideas about cottage style fence design backyard fences. These fences serve a purpose and beautify outdoor spaces. See more ideas about vegetable bed cottage garden dream garden.

Apr 22 2020 getty images. Historically cottage plantings were enclosed to keep livestock out and the picket fence is still a shortcut to an old time grandma s garden separated from the street but visible and friendly to passers by. Pretty gates arbors and fences help cottage gardens stand out from the crowd.

Roses engulf a trellis. Climbing roses and vines are also favorite features of the cottage garden. An energetic mix of columbine iris and roses sprawls beside a tiny cottage.

A garden fence is a practical and functional addition to any garden landscape or backyard. Apr 21 2017 i could happily lean on a gate all the livelong day chatting to passers by about the wind and the rain. Closeboard also known as feather edge is composed of vertical feather edged boards fitted to a sturdy frame of posts and horizontal rails while lap fencing also known as waney or overlap fencing is made from waney edge boards that are partially overlapped and fitted horizontally onto a timber.