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Safety is one of the main concerns when we homeowners are shopping for wrought iron fence to enclose their yard. Containing children and pets from roaming away is the priority.

You can have it all with solid steel interlocking fence. It compliments your landscaping without dominating it. The historical look works in every neighborhood and installation is easy.

My wife and I had originally planned on looking for a new house last fall, but we all know what happened to the economy and, by extension, the housing market. We decided to wait for things to rebound a bit before putting our own home back on the market. In the meantime, we were left with plenty of opportunities to make improvements and boost the property value.

While I focused most of my efforts on the back lawn and garden area, my wife took command on the indoor improvements. It struck me that prospective buyers would be making snap judgments about the home, so I wanted to give them a positive first impression. I put up a tasteful wrought iron fence around the garden and commenced the landscaping job I had been planning for years. In the end, we liked the improvements so much that we opted to stick around this house for at least another year.

My wife and I have never had any conflicts with our next door neighbors; in fact, our relations with them are cordial if not downright friendly. Still, we’ve always been insistent about staking a claim to our own backyard. The neighbor’s dog has a habit of crossing over onto our property to relieve itself, which wouldn’t be a problem if it weren’t for the nitrogenized dead patches in the lawn.

We decided to take action by putting up some decorative wrought iron yard fencing. The new fence doesn’t keep the dog out per se, but it does send a subtle message to our neighbors that we’d like our property to be respected. Since installing the fence myself, I’ve noticed a marked decrease in the number of times Rover wanders over to do his business in our backyard.

With winter just a few months away, many homeowners are already thinking about alternative ways to heat their household. Gas and electrical heating are increasingly expensive, and they just don’t provide the same thrill and ambiance as a wood stove or a full-fledged fireplace. In fact, the fireplace is more than just a place for the family to gather round and huddle together for warmth.

It’s an inviting hub of activity in the evenings where each member of the family can recount details of the day. Just hanging around the fireplace and reading or sipping a glass of wine is much more rewarding than going into a vegetative state in front of the television. As such, it makes sense to invest in the aesthetic appearance of the hearth. Wrought iron fireplace screens act as a rudimentary safety barrier, but their primary effect is that of beautifying the space.

If you are wanting to add fencing to your home do consider wrought iron fence. A Rustic Garden carries welded steel fencing that is made by hand in a machine shop in middle Illinois. This great product is easy to install and will last a lifetime and available in 3ft, 4ft and 5ft heights.

The best part is “THE LOOK”. Fashioned from the antique  fence that dates to the early 1900’s. The hoop and spear design is as popular today as it was 100 years ago.

Flower gardens are in full bloom by now and an easy compliment to any landscaped area can be a garden fence.  Many barriers are either obtrusive and costly or will require a contractor to install which can also be expensive.  A wrought iron fence from A Rustic Garden can be installed easily, often without any concrete work or digging.

The popular hoop and spear design is also very unobtrusive and inviting.  So many fences are either flimsy aluminum or can block the view of your flowers with wooden pickets.  Wrought iron fencing will blend in perfectly with your surroundings as well as endure the elements and last for decades.

An iron fenceis an excellent choice for commercial or residential applications.  At A Rustic Garden we have built wrought fencing solutions for schools, restaraunts, city parks, and plenty of homes.

We also fabricate our own unique steel posts and custom iron brackets.  With lots of one of a kind items and customized wrought iron fences A Rustic Garden can help your business or home look great.

In many historic districts homeowners are limited in the types of materials allowed for fencing projects.  A wrought iron fence is a great option that most homeowners associations are thrilled to approve.

A salvaged antique iron fence can be expensive and hard to find the right amount for your yard.  A Rustic Garden has a complete line of wrought iron fencing and gates made to fit any size yard or garden.

With summer nearly in full swing many homeowners are starting to work in the yard on landscaping projects.  Wrought iron garden fences can be an easy project that will add a lot to your property. 

We have a complete line of fences with matching gates and arbor gates.  We also have steel posts that add extra stability and can accent your garden fence as well.   We are also now making our own steel brackets that can be customized to reach any existing structure and interlock with a fencing run.  A Rustic Garden can ship a complete wrought iron fencing system right to your door.

Many homes and properties have a retaining wall or a stone or brick wall that serves as a border.  A wrought iron fence can be installed on top of a stone wall that can create an old world look that results in a functional barrier.  Our wrought iron interlocking fences have stakes that anchor the fencing every 14.5″.  With a hole drilled into the wall at every spot where a stake goes down and a little bit of cement, the iron fence can become a permanent fixture.

Our wrought iron fences can also be attached to a hard surface by using our 1.5″ steel posts with a cast iron shoe attached to the base.  The shoe allows you to bolt the  fence post down and will add stability to your entire iron fencing run.