Garden Fence Built From Our Trees

While starting our garden we found that we suddenly needed a solution to our roaming chickens. For the last couple years we haven't worried to hard about the occasional peck or scratch in the garden as we focused on our fruit trees and perennial plants. This year we feel like the garden has greater importance. I would have liked to save the fence for a time when we have a more permanent garden spot and this hesitancy lead to the adoption of this fence idea that cost nothing except for a handful of nails. This fence has been a blast to build.
I hope you all are well.

[@funquizzes36]

I enjoy watching your video regarding fence using branches

[@jason-white]

Your smile is always infectious. Keep up the great videos.

[@Simplegroundlife]

Thank you! I'll do what I can.

[@marjannoory939]

I love this fence and gate and your mentality about life and your beautiful birds🍀🤙, thank you for sharing

[@itsjustmetomc4848]

Great looking fence my friend! Nothing wrong with using what you have around the house. Shalom from Arizona Tom

[@Simplegroundlife]

Thank you! It is great to have the feedback. Best wishes.

[@LibertyGarden]

It's very in tune with nature.

[@Simplegroundlife]

Thanks so much. Hope all is going well.

[@SleepFaster18]

Cool fence.

[@heathersmurthwaite3431]

It's beautiful. I don't care that it isn't stream-lined, it's just perfect.

[@Simplegroundlife]

Thanks! I really love it too. I think it is just right for what I need.

[@dirtyswayze6017]

Fence is great! Problem solved! Garden goodness

[@christdriven8790]

Awesome!!!

[@josephineflatt74]

I think the fence is nice and a work of art the way you built it, good work.

[@Simplegroundlife]

Thank you so much!

[@JSanto-lw7gn]

Looks really nice

[@rickiewaffle9594]

Love the garden and birds

[@Simplegroundlife]

Thank you.

[@penfold5095]

What a very nice fence and gate. Thanks for sharing.

[@Simplegroundlife]

Thank you, I hope all is well for you.

[@mariehall631]

It is a beautiful work of art

[@Simplegroundlife]

Thanks so much!

[@foggypatchfarm6048]

Good job! I love rustic wooden fences too. That one looks great!

[@bayoubyus3418]

Beautiful - functional art!

[@old_redlk3319]

Looks beautiful and natural🌲

[@scottdean7613]

5 weeks ago I dug a ft deep by 21/2 ft wide 30 ft. long for potatoes, 3 days later they had almost filled it in. Temp fence up now, but thanks for your ideas.

[@eviekleinwhittingham9237]

In Newfoundland it's called a riggle/wriggle fence (not a wattle fence), a traditional building technique.

[@DJNOKAOS]

Beautiful and quite creative , I am homesteading myself , I love the videos very genuine ❤

[@dirtpatcheaven]

I love all the awesome projects!

[@buffyvachon8026]

Love your fence!!

[@johnjohnstone254]

Its perfect in situation well done sir .

[@unconventionalforager6389]

I love ❤️ it

[@karencatalano4349]

Love the fence looks awsome

[@sunshynegray9370]

Thank you for this content.. What a lovely spirit you have..peace and blessings to you and your family..hugs

[@RobertWiggers]

Well done!

[@Simplegroundlife]

Thank you! Hope all is well.

[@Void_And_Absent]

Many more fences, would look good. Well done.

[@JanColdwater]

I love it! Very esthetically pleasing! 👍

[@Simplegroundlife]

Glad you like it!

[@Raimoti]

Wow super job

[@peterw2845]

Great job , so impressed with its simplicity , specially the gates 👍🏻

[@Simplegroundlife]

Thanks a lot! We will have to see how long the gates swing. I'm sure they will last as long as they need to and simple was the goal.

[@GrowingLittleCountryhomestead]

I’m about to build a fence like that on my homestead. Great looking fence. The branch part of the fence is my favorite

[@barbarasnookolderandwiser]

Love that fence!

[@doradamshtein]

nice thanks !

[@seller559]

Nice 👍

[@Simplegroundlife]

Thanks ✌

[@1Hombre]

I loved that expression you used “It matches the color of my heart.” I’ve never heard anyone else say that. Is the style of fence your own creation? (Also never seen that done before.)

[@Simplegroundlife]

I'm glad I left it in the video. It is true though. No I didn't create the idea completely. From the little research that I did, it seems that a few cultures used something similar to this fence. A big part of the inspiration for this fence actually came from Pinterest though.

[@bigmike1902]

Very cool - I am looking at fencing in 3 acres of my property (that already has trees and bushes along the fence route) - should be fun...

[@barmpity]

Great little fence! The wattle style looks great and is a fantastic visual break. If the stringers shrink enough to loosen up over the summer I'll bet you can bodge them back together with a bit of haywire, and if you end up with a larger garden and different fence down the road these would be fantastic panels for trellising plants like beans, peas and tomatoes. I'm sure they'll last until you're sick of them!

[@Simplegroundlife]

Thanks for your input, I like the way it turned out too. I tried to account for shrinkage but I bet you are right about it. I will have to have the fix ready when needed. I like the idea about using the sections for trellising. The thing I like about this fence is that it can become just about anything next (and I don't have to pull a million nails).

[@themusicbook8679]

"...matches the color of my heart..." nice

[@themusicbook8679]

I don't need a gate on mine, but now I want one.

[@bwcok7947]

Very ingenious use of what you have! Thank you! Stay safe also! Anymore thought on compost on the interior of your mushroom logs?

[@Simplegroundlife]

Thank you! Yeah I am wondering about packing one tower with compost and re-stacking the other one closer to the ground as an experiment. But honestly it is only a partial thought and it may change still. We have just had a couple good inches of rain and we should have some good warm days, I want to see if that makes a difference too. Now that the garden fence is up I can maybe spend a little time on the mushroom logs.

[@Pete.Ty1]

😊👍

[@Ariel-xz8lg]

It would have been helpful to have seen you put together just one section. Great idea, but how do you get the slats in place?

[@simonforget280]

(I'm catching up. It's been crazy on my end.) The slats will last way longer if they aren't touch the soil. This being said, I'm more concerned by the bark left on the branches. They attract bugs and might degrade the fence faster than the rot. Keep up your excellent work!

[@ohske]

😯👍👍👍👌

[@joshholschuh1847]

I've moved.my garden at least 4 times in the last 2 years

[@joshholschuh1847]

I'm actually doing it for reasons and the main 2 are actual green growing location and I'm eradicating this giant creeping grass

[@deanfrost9494]

I noticed this is two years old. I absolutely love the fence and gate. Is it still there? How's the gate working?

[@Simplegroundlife]

I'm slow getting to this. Things rot away really quickly out here so I am noticing the first signs of the posts getting loose. A couple of my posts are growing some beautiful turkey tail mushrooms. I will probably count this as its last year and plan on replacing it next year. The gate is still working though I have had to fix it a couple times from bumping it with a wheel barrow and from having it settle a little. I have really like this fence overall.

[@terigoodwin7531]

If you char the parts that touch the ground they will last longer.

[@Simplegroundlife]

I've learned that over the years since building this fence and I'm glad I did. I plan on doing just that with the next build.

[@jeffpostwvu6]

How much is a sawmill and can u show us what it looks like? I'll look through your videos too to see if its in any other of your videos.

[@Digitalhunny]

How did you do your fence posts? Did you dig or just pond them in? Did you use rocks or concrete on the fence posts???

[@kobylarz177]

We have a lot of the same tools, down to the hammer. Cool fence. Where r u at?

[@Simplegroundlife]

We live in Western Washington.

[@danielshepard]

Are you planning on building a sunken greenhouse at your new place or do you already have one? Any videos on your perennial plants and trees planned?

[@littlecabinintherain1492]

Hello. I have a question that has to do with a past video... I live in Satsop and am building a cabin in Quinault. I am planning on using an old cookstove I have but planning to buy a new one... more efficient and bigger firebox. I saw that you had a LaNordica. How is that working for you? Is the firebox sufficient size? I will be using lots of alder, including the limbs plus fir, spruce, and hemlock. Does the oven work well? Can you bank up the fire to last most of the night? Thanks for all your great videos. Sandy B

[@Simplegroundlife]

Hi, so yeah we like our stove so far. It does take some cleaning when the wood is still a little green and damp. The dryer wood burns faster so it cuts down on burn time. All that being said, it has kept us warm during the winters here and I do like the oven. It seems to cook like a good wood stove. The heat goes all the way around the oven box but it is definitely hotter on the top than the bottom. All in all I would say that it would be worth seeing what is available locally if you can, I don't have any other recommendations per say but it took a lot of shipping and money to get this stove here to find that it is only slightly above average. I hope this helps a little

[@littlecabinintherain1492]

Simple Ground thanks so much for your reply. I did find a place that the shipping is included in the price and the price is lower than others I was looking at. I’ve enjoyed your videos. Keep up the good work!

[@mmg9675]

Sorry your fence has a 12 month lifespan. Alder posts are the worst possible. You could have charred the ends to extend their life but any other species is better. Looks nice though.

[@Simplegroundlife]

You may have caught it in the video, but I don't expect the fence to last much longer than that. It is part of the reason I opted for a simple and inexpensive fence. Hopefully I can expand the garden in the next year or so and come up with a more permanent solution that fits the new size and shape. At that point this current fence can become wood chips or something else. I considered the idea of charring the ends of the posts but I didn't want to take the extra time and effort when I know I don't intend to let it stand for long.