Metal mesh or galvanized steel are great budget-friendly materials and pair well with wood. "A wood post cap makes any fence look more high-end," says Marci Bonner, landscape architect at Richardson & ...

White picket and natural wood fences may be more common, but garden fences painted black can be surprisingly effective in the landscape. Dark fences act as a stunning backdrop for bright green foliage ...

If we're pitting hedges and fences against each other, in theory, hedges win out. Of course, we'd rather be looking at natural greenery than artificial structures, even when they're made from ...

A fence may not be the first thing that comes to your mind if you’re thinking about the many things you can choose to make a landscape visually appealing. Rather, you are more likely to think of a ...

Almost nothing sabotages a home’s curb charisma like badly selected fencing. “It’s the first thing people see,” said Raili Clasen, founder of Raili CA Design in Newport Beach, Calif. Concerns such as ...

You’ve decorated your living room, your bedroom, and even your bathroom. But what about your fence? Fence decor is having a moment on Pinterest and social media, with homeowners using aesthetically ...

If a backyard update (or complete overhaul) is on the agenda for this spring and summer, you are not alone. According to a Spring 2021 report by Thumbtack, backyard improvements are at the top of the ...

A fence looks like control. It tells the world where your space begins and ends. But to a fox, a hedgehog, or a deer moving through its nightly route, that fence can feel like a wall that suddenly ...