Build a Garden Fence on a Budget

When we moved into our new home, we were thrilled that the previous owners had already installed six raised garden beds in the sunny backyard. Unfortunately, our dogs were just as thrilled as we were. They loved digging in the rich soil, and they would beeline straight to the beds whenever we let them outside. That was fine in winter, but we knew we’d need a secure fence come spring.

While designing our fence, we had four goals: It needed to be cost-effective, simple enough to build ourselves, attractive, and sturdy enough to hold up over many years.

Our garden beds butt up against our neighbor’s fence, so we designed a three-sided fence to capitalize on their existing wall. This saved us about a quarter of the