Mark Your Boundary: Garden Features to Prevent Intruders

Proverbially, an Englishman’s home is his castle and castles are meant to keep out invaders - hence the moat and the impenetrable walls. These features are probably unsuitable for your average 3 bed semi, but there are some garden features you can use to mark your boundary and prevent intruders straying onto privately owned land.

 

Four Ways to Mark your Boundary

If your garden backs onto a public space you will want to mark the boundary so that people or livestock don’t accidentally wander into your garden. Here are four ways you can go about it:

• Garden Wall. Traditionally built from red brick or local stone, the garden wall is a beautiful feature. As they age, the small gaps that develop become a haven for wildlife. 
  
• Fence. We’ve developed a unique close board fencing system that will mark an attractive but solid perimeter to your property. They come with a ten-year guarantee.
  
• Hedge. Planting a native hedgerow comprised of native hedging plants such as birch, oak, beech and hawthorn will offer a fantastic habitat to local wildlife. The downside is that mature trees don’t travel well and it takes a long time to establish a hedgerow from year-old saplings. If you are after a quick hedge, you could always opt for swift growing  leylandii, but be prepared for regular pruning.   
  
• Ha-Ha. The traditional boundary options listed above will all block the view out of your garden. The ha-ha is a walled ditch that was developed to prevent grazing animals from wandering into formal flower gardens. As such, it does not obstruct the view. The ha-ha is enjoying something of a renaissance as a practical feature in larger gardens.

At Knight’s Paving and Landscaping, we offer a full landscaping service. We can totally reorganise your garden to your dream design: that includes laying patios, turfing lawns filling ponds and building garden walls. We will even dig you a ha-ha if that is what you desire!

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