To add a wonderful country touch to your garden, and build a country style fence is not as difficult or as expensive as it might seem. Here at The Garden Glove, we wanted to add a Gothic-style picking on the front garden. But buying and installing 150 feet of fence was not picked in the budget. So we decided to add just two sections of fence to the corners in front of the station as accents. We also used inexpensive materials to build the fence. Using low cost materials and keeping the amount of fencing small but in a focal point area kept costs down. Here’s how we did it.
Materials Needed
Pressure treated or cedar 2×4 lumber for posts and cross pieces
2 ½ inch screws
Quick Setting Concrete (I used 1 60 pound bag for every post)
Pickets
Case
Drill
Using 2×4’s instead of heavier posts saved me 50% of the cost. Pressure treated 2×4’s won’t mess quickly, and will give you the most for your money. Do not use pressure treated lumber near edible plants.
Step 1:
Measure the height you want to post, and then add 18 inches to 2 feet, depending on how heavy freeze in the winter. The more severe your winters, the deeper you should still post. Select where you want the post holes with flour. Post hole should be as far apart as you choose to cut the cross pieces. We used 8 foot 2×4’s that we cut in half, so each post hole was 4 feet apart on the outside. (On the outside refers to the outside edges of the posts are 4 feet apart.) Dig post holes 2 feet deep.
Step 2:
Place the posts into the holes, and check that all posts are at the same depth. You can check this with a plan along the top of all posts. Using the same level and another person to help, pour the quick setting cement into each post hole. Have the helper hold the post straight (check with a level) and slowly add water as directed on package. Have the helper continue to hold posts of cement begins to set, should take only a few minutes. Let posts to set overnight.
Step 3:
Use a drill and screws, attach the cross pieces to the posts inside the fence.
Step 4:
Attach with nails or screws of any material you choose to use as Pickets to the cross piece. Use a measuring tape to mark the same distance that is pleasing to the eye, remember, this is a country fence. You can use traditional Pickets, branches or even scrap three all cut the same size as the”pick “.
Done! Plant a climbing plant on the base to add old-fashioned country charm as morning glories or climbing roses. With only a few parts of the fence instead of a whole row of expensive fencing, added you’has a wonderful architectural element to you garden!