I purposely sat on this project for a few months just to see how it held up; happy to report that this fence is a success for us and will be left up for years to come.

The point of this fence is to keep the big garden pests out: deer, our ducks/chickens, our dog, and even groundhogs (unfortunately, bunnies can and do still get in, but they are a lesser threat).

We also wanted a minimal-styled garden fence that didn’t look too contrived and kept some rustic elements to it.

This one will be a short read but I go into the supplies we used to create this large garden fence, and some of the tips we learned long the way.

Let’s Dive In…

1. The Basic Garden Fence Design
2. Garden Fence Supplies
3. That’s It!

The Basic Garden Fence Design

In the end, I wanted something that looked clean and orderly but had enough forgiveness in how it looked if wasn’t perfectly put together.

A major goal for this project was to avoid plastic of any kind; in the past I’ve used snow fencing and plastic deer fencing, and they both just fell apart after one season and I am still finding remnants of it in the yard every time I mow (which my husband was not happy about when he cleaned off the mower deck).

I also wanted something that didn’t take weeks to install.

So, we settled for this (below):

As you can see from this picture, it’s just simply some wood posts, some t-posts, and wire fencing.

The wood posts were installed two years ago, so we did have a good starting point.

As we realized that we simply didn’t have time to build a fancy, all-wood fence we simply added t-posts and the wire fencing, securing it with fence nails and sturdy wire.

I personally LOVE how I can see through the fence, allowing the plants to have the attention.

I don’t believe it intrudes too much on the surrounding nature of our property, which allows us to enjoy all the views of the pond and woods around us, while also clearly seeing into the garden.

Since this post is done a few months later, I can assure you that deer, our dog (who loves to use the garden as a potty), and our farm birds have been kept out all summer. And we don’t have to anticipate building this again in the spring, as it’s just as new now as it was 3 months ago!

I simply push mow the inside of the garden and weed whip around the fence. So far, the wire fencing has done great to the weed-whipper. I have debated on spraying the fence line with grass killer to get rid of the grass completely underneath, but I have held off on this idea because I don’t want it seeping into our food. So that is still a project I am thinking about.

Top tips for doing a fence like this:

• Plan for two entrances/exits in your garden, if you can; if you have small garden, you can get away with one
• Buy or rent or borrow a gas-powered post hole digger
• The taller the posts the better; deer can jump pretty high if they want too
• Buy more wire fencing than you need, even if it’s a large roll and an extra smaller roll if possible
• Have 2 people install
• Take your time buying all this stuff; I cannot say this was a cheap project, but I am happy that we ended up using 3 summers to buy all the supplies because the end result is what I wanted

Garden Fence Supplies

I’ll keep this section simple.

Here are the links to the supplies I used:

• 8-foot wood posts
• 6- foot t-posts
• Farm fencing (this one is from Amazon)
• Fence nails
• T-post clips
• Something to use for gates/doors to the garden (I found these old gate doors on the side of the road, so you will have to be creative on your part for this)

That’s It!

I hope this helps you guys get a good fence up for your gardens.

As BEAUTIFUL as some of the fences are on Pinterest, or other social media platforms, just remember the function of the fence is more important than the looks.

Especially if you have come to rely on the success of your garden growing lots of food for you!

I will say a HUGE thank you to my readers for sticking around as I was simply called away from social media this summer. I had to refocus my heart and my mind on my home this season and I am very grateful that I did!

I hope this helps, Enjoy!