Hi Folks

Looking to "Try" and pup proof our garden!

We have a 100 foot garden with  6ft high wooden fence panels around one side and at the end, the left side is hedge which is in excess of 12 ft tall but has areas at the bottom where the trunks grow where the previous owners have put "bits and pieces " of chicken wire .

Can't be that effective as next doors cats often pop in to lust after the birds on the bird table

Any ideas or practical info on what kind of material to use in order to stop pup getting through between the trunks / branches of what is a very mature hedge  ie Material Height etc please?

All replies greatly recieved

Fil

Fil

Chicken wire will do the trick, but needs to be continuous and firmly fixed down so the pup cannot slip underneath.

Now don't get me wrong I am not suggesting you do this, because it would be very naughty, but why not invite a couple or three quotes from fencing companies and "pick their brains". 

I have hedges which nests Sparrows yes you guessed it Tallie followed her nose through the hedge after the birds so we used this.

http://premierbarriers.co.uk/catalog/green-temporary-fence-heavy-p-430.html

You can also buy th green poles which we have but we used tent pegs to peg the bottom of the fencing as it worked out much cheaper.

Hi

We used chicken wire in my mother in laws garden with one long waist height strip, she has the very same hedge situation and to stop the local foxes pushing their way in we used tent pegs to keep the chicken wire fixed down.    Keep the wire against the hedge so there' s no room to jump over and then access out the garden via the trunks.  Cheapest way really - next step is the fence situation.  We have fencing/walls at home because both my boys have bits and would want to go `totty spotting'  !!!

Good Luck !

Thanks very much all of you for your replies

All a great help, and informative.

Fil