Yes, and it should come early. Boundaries set the light, the sense of space and the working access for everything after them.
Yes, and fencing belongs in the first half of a makeover rather than the last. It involves digging, spoil, concrete and traffic across the plot, so it has to happen before anything delicate exists.
It also changes the garden more than people expect — light, enclosure, sense of size — which is worth seeing before deciding on planting and layout.
| Stage | Why here |
|---|---|
| 1. Clearance | Reveals the boundary and everything else |
| 2. Trees and stumps | Heaviest work, needs full access |
| 3. Hedge work | Exposes the boundary line |
| 4. Hard landscaping | Wet trades, cutting, dust |
| 5. Fencing | Digging and spoil; before anything delicate |
| 6. Soil, levels, drainage | Set against the new fixed points |
| 7. Planting | Chosen for the garden's new light |
| 8. Power washing | Clean up what the work left |
| 9. Turf | Last of all |
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On a mature plot that has had the same tired fence for twenty years, a new boundary changes the conditions along every edge — which is why it is worth living with for a season before finalising planting.
If fencing is part of a larger project, say so at the first quote even if the rest is undecided. It changes how the boundary is specified — post type, height, whether gravel boards allow for a future turf level — and it means the sequencing is planned rather than discovered. A fence installed knowing a lawn is coming is set up differently from one installed in isolation.
See what our garden fencing service covers in Fishponds, or read more about the service across the areas we work in.
In the first half — after clearance, tree and hedge work and hard landscaping, but well before planting and turf.
Because it involves digging, spoil, concrete and repeated traffic across the plot, none of which new turf survives.
More than most single elements. It affects light, the sense of space, wind, and where planting will thrive along every edge.
Better after. On a mature plot a new boundary changes the conditions along every edge, so it is worth seeing it in place first.
Yes, and it usually should be — clearance and tree work in late summer, fencing in autumn, planting and turf in spring.
Yes. One set-up, one access arrangement, waste combined, correct sequencing and no rework.
Yes, even if the rest is undecided. A fence installed knowing a lawn is coming is specified differently from one installed in isolation.
Clearance, trees and stumps, hedges, hard landscaping, fencing, soil and levels, planting, power washing, then turf last.
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