Where privacy is needed only during the outdoor-living months, roll-up bamboo porch shades or snow-fencing may provide an answer to the question of what to use on the fence frame. Annual vines can augment and produce a living privacy screen; welded wire fencing in 1X2-inch- or 2X4-inch-mesh provides good clinging facilities for them. In winter, when the vines have been removed, the attractive oblong-patterned mesh permits sun, air, and light to enter, which may be most desirable at that time, particularly in the modern home. Gardeners, too, will welcome such a trellis, for the vines will strip off easily once they have died back in the autumn.

. . . fences for protection
A fence protects property in two ways. It keeps out unwanted animals and people. It keeps in one's own children and pets. Not all human intruders can be excluded, of course, but a fence acts as a definite deterrent to the casual trespasser. It must be remembered that post-and-rail fencing, widely spaced louvres, and fences with the lower rail set fairly high off the ground will, of course, admit small animals and permit one's own pets to stray.

Cooperative fencing is often seen today, with several congenial neighbors planning their gardens so that the openness is maintained and each small plot, visually augmented by its neighbors, given an effect of space. Except for a perimeter fence, the area may be kept open, or low wire fences may be used, with posts painted deep green or black so that they disappear into the shrubbery or are inconspicuous. In this way the view is almost unobstructed but the object of the fence is achieved: pets and children are kept in the home yard.

. . . fences for wind deflection
Frequently the logical place for a terrace or outdoor sitting-room would be alongside the house except for the fact that the prevailing winds are on that facade. It is not pleasant to sit outside and be lambasted by winds; and to the gardener this may be a distinct deterrent to growing tender or fragile plants. A baffle fence or louvred fence, even a solid one with a few holes to permit ventilation of the area, can provide the answer here. Curve the fence, angle it, step it up or down to fit the contours of the location, but make it high enough to do the job.