If you own your garden you may think that you can do what you like in it. That is no the case. There are restrictions both private and statutory e.g. your deeds might say that you must keep the front garden open plan, and not erect boundaries of any kind be they garden fences, hedges or walls. Planning laws may say that you cannot use the garden for particular purposes; youmay have an obligation even towards trespassers, let alone lawful visitors.A tree in your garden may the subject of a Tree Preservation Order preventing you from even gardening as you might wish.

What side of garden fences is mine?

If the fence in your garden is what is called a "party" fence, then you will own it jointly with your neighbour.

More precisely, try and imagine a vertical line severing the fence in half down the middle — you will own the half which is on your side of the imaginary division and your neighbour will own the half on his/her side.

On the other hand, your garden fences may belong exclusively to you or exclusively to your neighbour.

In this case, the whole fence will belong to whichever of the two of you owns it.

The title deeds to your home will usually indicate who owns any garden fences.

How to erect a garden fence
If you are fitting ready made panels, measure the internal distance between each post or support to match the external width of each fence. You will need to set the posts into concrete or better still, set metal supports in first then bolt the posts onto the support when set.