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Garden Boundaries

Garden boundaries are an essential part of the garden. They make a statement about the size and the shape of the garden. To succeed you should position the boundary correctly into the correct proportion, with suitable colour and texture.

When dealing with the boundary walls or fences you must identify its effect for example a flat surfaced boundary exaggerates length and minimizes the width of the enclosure visually. And also dark surfaces tending to close in while light ones to recede.

A garden can be allowed to merge visually with another garden or with a town pork or square with a light and simple fence. The worst type of fence is the concrete post with wire mesh. Ugly in itself it does not even serve the purpose of giving seclusion or provide a good support for climbing plants. In such places iron railings could be used. Water in the form of moats was one of the earliest boundaries of all and its still unsurpassed in giving a complete physical boundary with an undisturbed view. It is seldom a practical possibility in a private garden unless the water is already there in a form, which can be used for the purpose.

Framed panels of wood can give a simple rectangular pattern, dividing the fence into any designed scale and proportion. Neat wooden picket fences are and old cottage gardens tradition and has reappeared.

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