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Gardening is one of the most rewarding hobbies that you can take up, but pests and predators may put a damper on your carefree springtime planting. All too often, gardeners set up their patches of flowers or vegetables, only to have them eaten and destroyed by mischievous wildlife. This can be so discouraging that it causes many people to abandon their gardening pursuits altogether. However, it doesn’t have to be like this. Keeping wildlife out of your garden is relatively straightforward. Although there are various strategies and repellents that you can use to combat this problem, nothing beats a sturdy fence. Here we’ll take a look at a few reasons why a fence is helpful to a healthy garden.

Prevents Foot Traffic

As a gardener, the last thing you want is people traipsing across your precious seedlings. Unfortunately, sometimes people forget that you’ve planted anything in the first place. A fence solves this problem by alerting people that there’s something important within the confines of the fence. This way you won’t have to worry about some unwary visitor walking across your newly sprouted plants.

Discourages Pests

A fence will act as a natural deterrent to pests such as deer, rabbits, and raccoons. These types of animals are notorious for getting inside gardens and making a mess of them, so if you have them in your area, consider building a fence around your garden. It’s a good idea to bury the fencing several inches deep to keep out burrowing animals. Although a fence won’t solve all of your gardening problems, it will certainly discourage many unwanted visitors.

Aesthetically Appealing

Not only is a fence useful, but it may even make your property look more appealing. When visitors come by and see your neatly fenced in garden, they will know that you take yard maintenance seriously. Whenever you go out into your garden to tend to your plants, you may enjoy a cozy comfort in knowing that this fenced-in patch of land is yours to enjoy and cultivate.

Here at Philip’s Fences, we build quality fences that are designed to meet the needs of our customers. If you’ve been thinking about having a fence constructed around your garden, please feel free to contact us.

There is nothing quite like enjoying a baseball game in a stadium on a hot summer day. You can feel a gentle breeze in your hair, and the smell of hot dogs fills the air. You drink a beer and eat a brat with the sun on your face as you take in America’s pastime with your friends and family by your side, cheering on the home team.

It’s no wonder that watching the game in your living room falls flat compared to watching a game in the ballpark. Many people love going to baseball games, but simply don’t watch them when they’re at home.

We have an idea for how you can make the most of your home watching experience of Major League Baseball. Get out of the house!  There is nothing like enjoying sports on your deck. Set up a TV on your deck and invite some friends over to watch the game with you. It just feels right to watch baseball outside. You can grill your own hot dogs and brats right next to where you sit and watch the game, so you have all the smells and feelings that go hand in hand with baseball. Buy some peanuts, order a pony keg, and recreate the stadium experience at home.

If you’re worried about inclement weather, you could invest in a canopy or awning for your deck, or just be prepared to unplug the TV and run it back inside the house at the first sign of rain. (Even that experience feels genuine because we’ve all seen games called for rain!)

If you want to builld a deck on your home for entertaining, or just to improve the quality of your outdoor living, please contact us. We will build you a deck that will make you feel proud to invite friends and family over to watch a baseball game and share some food with you.