Useful advice for creating and maintaining a healthy, wildlife-friendly garden. This category includes lawn care, turf, weeds, planting, climbing plants and ways to support or manage birds, hedgehogs, rabbits and other garden visitors. It also explores how plants and wildlife can interact with fencing and garden structures.
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Quick answer: Yes, Fan Trellis can be fixed to a suitable wooden fence, but it should be attached to sound structural timber rather than relying on thin or loose fence boards alone. Current East Co..
28 August 2026
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Quick answer: Fan Trellis should be fixed securely to a sound wall or suitable timber support before climbing plants are trained onto it. Leave enough clearance behind the trellis for stems, plant ..
28 August 2026
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Quick answer: Choose Diamond Trellis when you need a broad rectangular panel for several plants, a garden divider, fence-top feature or larger wall area. Choose Fan Trellis when you are supporting ..
28 August 2026
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Quick answer: Diamond Trellis and Traditional Trellis are both open timber lattice panels suited to climbing plants, decorative screening and garden zoning. Choose Diamond Trellis when the diagonal..
28 August 2026
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Quick answer: Traditional Trellis is well suited to many climbing plants, but the mature weight of the plant matters more than how small it is when planted. East Coast Fencing's current Traditional..
23 August 2026
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Quick answer: Diamond Trellis is a strong choice when you want an attractive support for climbing plants, a decorative garden divider or light screening without creating a solid boundary. The diago..
23 August 2026
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Quick answer: Omega Lattice Fence Panels are best when you want a decorative boundary that keeps the garden feeling light and open. The lattice construction allows considerably more light, air and ..
10 August 2026
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Quick answer: Your neighbour can generally cut branches or roots from your hedge that grow across the boundary into their property, but they should only cut back as far as the legal boundary. They ..
10 August 2026
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Quick answer: Choose a fence if you want immediate privacy, a clearly defined boundary, predictable dimensions and relatively little space taken from the garden. Choose a hedge if you prefer a natu..
31 July 2026
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Quick answer: To stop a dog digging under a fence, first close any existing gaps and remove loose soil from the fence line. Fit a durable barrier such as concrete gravel boards, timber gravel board..
8 July 2026
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Your neighbour should not grow plants up your fence without your permission if the fence belongs to you. A fence is private property, and the side facing your neighbour’s garden does not automatically..
30 May 2026
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Growing vines and climbing plants on a fence is one of the simplest ways to soften a garden boundary. A plain run of fence panels can quickly become a living feature with colour, scent, texture and se..
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Quick answer: There is no single UK law that sets exact lawn mowing times for every home, but councils can act where noise becomes a nuisance. As a general rule, avoid mowing very early in the morn..
5 November 2024
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Quick answer: If you have applied too much iron sulphate and the grass has turned dark brown or black, stop applying lawn treatments and assess how severe the damage is. If the application was rece..
4 September 2024
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Badgers are fascinating creatures, but they can become a nuisance when they start digging up your lawn. This behaviour, although natural for them, can cause significant damage to your garden. Understa..
1 May 2024
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Best Plants to Grow Alongside a Garden Fence
A garden fence does more than mark the edge of a property. It gives privacy, creates shelter, frames the garden and provides a useful backdrop for plantin..
25 March 2024
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Quick answer: Brown foliage in the middle of a conifer is not always a sign that the plant is dying. Older shaded foliage naturally turns brown and drops on many conifers, particularly when the out..
17 February 2024
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Leatherjackets are one of the more frustrating lawn pests in UK gardens. They are the larvae of crane flies, often called daddy longlegs, and they feed on grass roots beneath the surface. A small numb..
12 February 2024
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Quick answer: Timber fencing begins with logs being sorted, debarked and sawn into posts, boards, rails and smaller components. The timber may then be graded, dried, machined and pressure treated b..
29 January 2024
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Rabbits can look harmless in a garden, but they can cause real damage once they start feeding, digging and creating runs through lawns and borders. A few nibbled leaves may not seem serious at first. ..
11 January 2024
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Quick answer: A correctly specified, well-installed pressure-treated fence can often provide around 10 to 20 years of useful service, with some systems lasting longer. There is no universal lifespa..
9 December 2023
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Hedgehogs are welcome visitors in many UK gardens. They feed on a range of insects and invertebrates, move quietly through borders at night and are a familiar part of British garden wildlife. If you h..
26 October 2023
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Cats are excellent climbers, so it is no surprise when a garden fence becomes part of their daily route. For owners, the worry is usually that a cat may leave the garden, get injured, become lost, or ..
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