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Define your outdoor space with a boundary feature that suits your style. Read on for the material options
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Words Caroline Botting, Tammy Huynh. Photography James Hardie. Some photographs feature products from suppliers other than Bunnings. Paint colours may vary on application.
ith not much going on in the garden, winter is a good time to work on hardscape elements in the backyard. While walls and fences often fade into the background, they can play a vital part in framing your garden, helping to unify and highlight your landscape as well as defining boundaries and keeping unwanted visitors out. It’s important that they’re functional, but who says they can’t be decorative, too? Here are some of the most popular options.
Paint: Dulux Colorsteel Flaxpod
Timber fencing The advantage of timber is that it’s versatile and adaptable. “There are so many different types of timber fences available, one to suit every style of property,” says Katrina Christison from Tidy Gardens (tidygardens. co.nz). “From solid timber panels to pretty picket fences, the possibilities are only limited by your imagination.” Timber can also be easily painted in any colour, although dark shades are popular as they reduce the visible impact of the fence and help to make greenery pop. Timber does have a shorter life span (15-30 years) than most other materials, but with the right know-how, it’s relatively simple to replace.
Regular maintenance and ensuring there is adequate drainage will maximise the life span of a timber fence
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