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A Rustic Garden has decided to take the PLUNGE. We are now offering 6′ tall connecting metal fencing. Our hoop and spear design will now be available in the taller sections to help our customers with their special needs. Wild deer are menace to many, causing so much damage to their tress, scrubs and landscaping. 6′ fencing is a great height for swimming pool surrounds. Keeping your children and animals safe will be easy with our handmade fence.

Our wrought iron fence is make right here in middle Illinois in a machine shop. Our craftsman are busy building a forms to help with the constructing process. Each hoop will be hand bent so 12′ lengths of solid steel are being cut and ready for the process. The parts are then gathered and assembled on the second form to be welded together.

This 6′ tall fence will need more support so a 3rd horizontal bar will be added. The 1.5″ posts will have the coordinating cast iron finial. Watch for more pictures as we complete this new fencing product.

Each wrought iron fence section has three hoops and also three stakes that go down into the ground 9″-10″ deep.  The fence panels have an open hole on each end where they interlock to the next section.  At every intersection you can angle or curve a bit or even stair-step up or down.  The 1.5″ square steel post can be set 24″ deep at the gateways, corners, and end points.  Since the fencing stakes itself you can make long runs of fencing very sturdy without setting a post every few feet.  Once you get your first section in, the next will interlock and you can just work your way down the line.  As long as you have a post at every stopping point the fence is very sturdy.

Good fences make good neighbors. Good fences also keep pets in and pests out. They can add privacy to a yard as well as protection. When installing a fence for any reason the aesthetic quality should be taken into account.

A wrought iron fence is among the most beautiful that you can use to secure your yard or garden. An iron fence is stately and timeless. Many wrought iron fences made today are easy to install. You don’t have to dig post holes at all, just use a hammer to drive the stakes into place.

The wrought iron gate and posts with attached sides pictured here was for a 73″ span.  We could easily adapt another size to fit your space.

The posts will bolt down into your concrete and we can bracket to the house and garage at each end.  The interlocking wrought iron fence can be easily adapted to fit any size opening.

Consider all our fencing and steel gates at A Rustic Garden to enclose your flower garden, driveway, or entire yard.

Our solid steel fencing is what we sell the most of because it is very easy to work with. Many applications will not require any posts. Each section of fence has 4 stakes that extend down into the soil so the fencing will stake itself. After placing the first section in place you can hammer the stakes into the soil with a board on the top of the finial to cushion the blow. The next section will interlock or connect  then you work your way down your row of fencing. Wrought iron fencing is a great product and will last for generations.

If you would like to take some measurements of your fencing needs we can figure an exact quote. We will just need to know the length of each side and location of any gates. A drawing or diagram can be helpful as well. We can make several custom cut and sizes so we should be able to fit our sections to your fencing project.

It is not always easy to ignore the weather especially in early January.  Certainly  the  computer is a great distraction  and  ordering  garden products to use  when the weather decides to cooperate  is  a  great way to get through  these  blistery  winter days.   Rustic garden decor is a fun way to plan your future outdoor living space.

Plan a secure enclosure for your children with our wrought iron fencing or a flower garden using metal arbors and unique topiaries.

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.