Cleared garden border strewn with cuttings and a white waste bag beside an old fence post — Boundary border cleared of old growth, with cuttings and a waste bag left on the soil

Close-board fence panels on concrete posts along the bare garden edge with a ladder and wheelbarrow — New panels going up on concrete posts, with ladder and wheelbarrow on site

Finished brown close-board fence with trellis top and concrete gravel boards beside cleared soil — The finished fence run along the side of the garden on concrete posts

This Worcester project replaced a tired, overgrown boundary with new close-board fencing. The photos follow it in three steps: the border cleared of cuttings and old growth, the panels going up on concrete posts while the ground is still bare, and the finished run along the back and side of the garden, with a trellis strip along the top.

From overgrown border to straight fence line

The first photo shows the groundwork. The border has been cut back, with ivy and branches left on the soil, a bag of green waste and a pile of old stone and paving. Clearing the line first matters, because posts can only be set firmly and in a straight line once roots, stems and rubble are out of the way. The old fence is no longer in place.

What the new fence is made of

In the second and third photos, the fence uses upright overlapping boards in a warm brown stain, held between concrete posts and sitting on concrete gravel boards that keep the timber clear of wet soil. A ladder, wheelbarrow and spirit level in the second shot show posts being checked for plumb. Fence height and boundary ownership are worth agreeing before a job like this starts.