Redesign Your Yard For Fall

As the seasons change so should your yard. At Best Fence Company of Jacksonville we offer a variety of products to spruce up your yard throughout the seasonal changes!  

Trellis
Adding a trellis is one of the simplest, yet most appealing types of outdoor decor you can add to enhance the beauty of your yard. A trellis can provide an eye capturing focal point in the heart of your yard or act as an entrance to a lush garden or private sitting area. At Best Fence, we offer several different options to complement and enhance any landscape setting. Take a look at the trellises and garden ornaments we offer http://www.bestfencejax.net/ornamentalgarden.asp

Flowers
Take advantage of the fall weather by planting some flowers to add an extra pop of color to your landscape. When it comes to fall plants you can add a variety of shapes and colors to your garden with just one plant, the Chrysanthemum. Mums offer a large selection of colors to help keep your yard looking vibrant and welcoming throughout the fall. If you decorate for fall with pumpkins and gourds, choose orange, bronze, yellow, and creamy white mums. If you have a lot of green foliage, try bright pinks, lavenders, pure whites, or reds. With such bold colors, a large grouping of mums can excite even the most drab of fall landscapes. Learn more about these beautiful fall flowers here.

Mulch
If you really want to add a pop of color to your yard but don't want the hassle of maintaining lush green grass, mulch may be the solution for you. Mulch comes is a variety of colors to match the style of any home. Try red, light brown, dark brown, black, and more! Mulch is not only good for increasing the aesthetics of your landscape but it can also improve the health of your yard. Applying mulch reduces water loss in soil, minimizes weed growth, and protects plants from extreme temperatures.

Fence 
Keep your fall yard beautiful and protected by investing in a fence. Our Ornamental Vinyl Fencing is maintenance free, highly durable and is constructed with top quality, heavy walled extrusions, providing maintenance free beauty that will last for years to come. Vinyl fence, privacy or open picket style, will not deteriorate, chip, warp, crack, or peel like wood. It will not pit or corrode and is virtually impervious to Florida's hot, humid weather, and highly corrosive saltwater environment. Backyard vinyl fence is great for kids and pets too! View all of the styles of vinyl fence Best Fence offers. http://www.bestfencejax.net/ornamentalvinylfence.asp

At Best Fence, our mission is to fabricate and install the highest quality product at a competitive price while providing unsurpassed Customer Service. Fencing is an investment in your home. Your decorative fence design choice adds value to your property in a beautiful way. Your family will feel protected and you'll breathe easier knowing Best Fence installed your new fence. We provide professional FREE estimates at your convenience, visit BestFenceJax.net and get your free estimate today.

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Best Fence Company is Jacksonville’s industry leader in fabrication and installment of top quality vinyl and aluminum fencing and ornamental garden products. At Best Fence, our mission is to fabricate and install the highest quality product at a competitive price while providing unsurpassed Customer Service. Fencing is an investment in your home. Your decorative fence design choice adds value to your property in a beautiful way. Your family will feel protected and you'll breathe easier knowing Best Fence installed your new fence. We provide professional FREE estimates at your convenience, call us today.

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Sources:
http://www.bhg.com/gardening/flowers/perennials/all-about-mums/
http://www.motherearthnews.com/nature-and-environment/fall-mulching.aspx

Preparing Your Garden and Lawn for Winter

            Cold weather is approaching, is your lawn and garden prepared? To avoid destroying all of your hard work from the previous warmer months, it's recommended to begin prepping for the seasonal freezes a few weeks in advance.

            Start with fertilizer. It is ideal to use slow-release fertilizers on your lawn to provide the right nutrients. Grass and plants can store the excess energy for the colder months.

            To prevent the growth of weeds, a pre-emergent herbicide should do the trick. A pre-emergent herbicide will prevent the germination and growth of weed seeds. They do not affect any established plant life, so you do not have to worry about those areas around your existing plants.

            For the existing weeds, you can use a post-emergent herbicide. There are two types: selective and non-selective. Selective herbicides only affect specific types of weeds. On the other hand, non-selective herbicides will kill all living plants, even your grass. Be sure to read the labels carefully.

            Do some research on plants that do well in cold weather. There are many options to choose from. Some are even quite colorful. If you have a green thumb, there are many cold season vegetables such as broccoli, lettuce and other greens. A good tip is to loosen the soil around your garden or yard to allow for easier absorption of water, preventing the water from pooling.

            For smaller potted plants, it's a good idea to bring them indoors on cold nights, especially your warm weather plants. If you think some of your plants are not mature enough to make it through the winter, try digging them up, putting them in a pot, and moving them indoors. Even a garage can provide more warmth if you don’t want to turn your home into a jungle.

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“We work hard to provide you with the Best price,
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Best Fence Company is Jacksonville’s industry leader in fabrication and installment of top quality vinyl and aluminum fencing and ornamental garden products. At Best Fence, our mission is to fabricate and install the highest quality product at a competitive price while providing unsurpassed Customer Service. Fencing is an investment in your home. Your decorative fence design choice adds value to your property in a beautiful way. Your family will feel protected and you'll breathe easier knowing Best Fence installed your new fence. We provide professional FREE estimates at your convenience, call us today.

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Preventing Damage to Your Fence

            Your fence may go through normal wear and tear over time, but there are some immediate damages to your fence that you may be able to prevent. Because it's always important to be on the precautionary side, we have provided a list of tips and advice to ensure your fence is well prepared for a variety of natural damages. 

Storm Damage:

            It's hurricane season in Florida so you need to make sure you’re doing everything you can to protect your fence from the damages of a severe storm. Here are some tips you can try to help prevent damage to your fence during bad weather.

1. Cut down any trees that hang over the fence and/or trees around the fence.

2. Move any objects near or around your fence that may cause damage if the winds are strong enough.

3. Reinforce your fence to ensure a stable structure during hurricane season.

Vegetation Damage:

            Another type of damage to your fence that can be prevented is vegetation damage. I’m not talking as much about gardens, but other greenery and plants such as Ivy. Ivy can spread fast so it is important to remove the Ivy as soon as you notice it starting to grow. If your fence becomes damaged, for whatever reason, Ivy may cause further destruction by growing into the damaged part of your fence. If the ivy continues to grow all over the fence it may also prevent you from being able to maintain your fence to protect it from long term damages.

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If you’re interested in having a fence installed on your property, contact us today! Our professional Estimator can bring samples upon request, to your Free estimate appointment.

“We work hard to provide you with the Best price,
the Best quality product and the Best service you deserve”

Best Fence Company is Jacksonville’s industry leader in fabrication and installment of top quality vinyl and aluminum fencing and ornamental garden products. At Best Fence, our mission is to fabricate and install the highest quality product at a competitive price while providing unsurpassed Customer Service. Fencing is an investment in your home. Your decorative fence design choice adds value to your property in a beautiful way. Your family will feel protected and you'll breathe easier knowing Best Fence installed your new fence. We provide professional FREE estimates at your convenience, call us today.

Jacksonville (904) 268-1638 | Beaches (904) 543-7743 | St. Augustine (904) 827-9088 | Email: info@bestfencejax.net

Backyard Projects: DIY Garden Pots

From pots, garden boxes, seeds, fertilizer, and more...gardens can be expensive and confusing! Have you ever planted something then realized you didn’t label it or you have no idea what it is after it has sprouted? Well not anymore, here are 3 DIY Ideas that will help make your garden flourish with beauty and functionality! The best part is that they are inexpensive.

Project Number 1:  Chalkboard Painted Pot

Materials: Clay Pot, Chalkboard Paint, Stencils, Pencil, Painters Tape, and Chalk. 

First make sure your clay pot is clean of any dirt, dust, soil, water, etc. then you are going to trace the stencil of your choice onto the pot with a pencil. The next step is to place painters tape on the outline of your trace to ensure you get perfect paint lines. After that is complete, paint away and label the pot as desired!

You will never lose track of your vegetables, herbs, or flowers again!
Project Number 2: Space Saver Veggies

This project is a great way to save space and to keep pesky critters out of your flowers or vegetables.

Materials: a shoe organizer that hangs and a hanger of your choice.

Simply take the shoe organizer you found at a bargain store, under your bed or a new one you bought and fill each opening where a shoe is supposed to go with soil and other wanted nutrients. Then simply plant the seed or plant and hang on the fence or a hanger stand of your choice. With this simple garden trick you never have to worry about your garden getting mowed over, dug up, or smashed by kids, lawn men, or even spouses! 

Project Number 3: Upside Down Tomato Plant Hanger

This project can be a little tricky but it’s green, inexpensive, and your tomatoes will forever thank you!

Materials: Small Tomato Plant, Empty 2 liter plastic bottle, Duct Tape, Single Hole Punch, String, Soil, and Sharp Knife or Scissors.

An Upside Down Tomato Plant Hanger is easy, once the 2 liter bottle is empty. The first step is to cut the bottom off of the empty 2 liter. A good place to cut the bottle is right above where the 5 little nubs are at the bottom. Then you are going to tape the edges of the bottle you just cut so it is not sharp. After that, go ahead and punch holes through the tape and bottle with the single hole puncher. Remember to make as many holes as you need to hang it and to make the holes big enough to hold your string. Finally you are going to put the tomato plant through the bottle. The easiest way to do this is to start from the bottom of the bottle and send the plant through the lid of the bottle. Last, add soil and hang where the plant can get the desired sunlight.

If you’re interested in having a fence installed on your property, contact us today!! Our professional Estimator can bring samples upon request, to your Free estimate appointment.

“We work hard to provide you with the Best price,
the Best quality product and the Best service you deserve”

Best Fence Company is Jacksonville’s industry leader in fabrication and installment of top quality vinyl and aluminum fencing and ornamental garden products. At Best Fence, our mission is to fabricate and install the highest quality product at a competitive price while providing unsurpassed Customer Service. Fencing is an investment in your home. Your decorative fence design choice adds value to your property in a beautiful way. Your family will feel protected and you'll breathe easier knowing Best Fence installed your new fence. We provide professional FREE estimates at your convenience, call us today.

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What Fence Is Right For You?

They may be cute, cuddly, and fluffy but are rabbits and other critters destroying your hard work? Here are a few tricks that may help keep these critters out of your garden. Placing an inflatable snake around your garden can keep the rabbits from even thinking about getting close to it. The trick is to make the snake look real and move it around the garden often. Another strategy would be adding coffee grounds to your garden.

Coffee grounds add nutrients to soil and it deters pests such as picky deer, slugs and even cats. The last quick trick up our sleeve is soap. Cut your fresh smelling soap up and put it along the outsides of your garden. The smell may help keep the squirrels from eating your precious fruits and veggies you have worked so hard to grow.

Do you just want your garden to stand out?  If so you should look into a garden fence. There are many types of Ornamental Aluminum and Vinyl Fence that are decorative and may keep those pesky critters at bay.

4 RAIL CANTERBURY PUPPY PICKET

The 4 Rail Canterbury Puppy is designed with class to help keep your puppies close, but it may also keep those puppies out of your garden. It is an Ornamental Aluminum Fence which is maintenance free, Florida tested, powder coated, and a durable fence that will look fantastic for many years.

 3 RAIL BELMONT

The 3 Rail Belmont fence is not designed for keeping critters in nor out but it will give that garden an extra something. Besides you worked so hard to get the garden going, wouldn’t you want to showcase it in something beautiful? The 3 Rail Belmont fence is also an aluminum fence that is designed to last for years with durability and style.

IMPERIAL 3 OPEN PICKET

This Vinyl fence will last for years as well. Since it is not wood it will not rot, chip, or split apart. Imperial 3 Open Picket will also withstand Florida’s scorching weather.

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If you’re interested in having a fence installed on your property, contact us today! Our professional Estimator can bring samples upon request, to your Free estimate appointment.

“We work hard to provide you with the Best price,

Best Fence Company is Jacksonville’s industry leader in fabrication and installment of top quality vinyl and aluminum fencing and ornamental garden products. At Best Fence, our mission is to fabricate and install the highest quality product at a competitive price while providing unsurpassed Customer Service. Fencing is an investment in your home. Your decorative fence design choice adds value to your property in a beautiful way. Your family will feel protected and you'll breathe easier knowing Best Fence installed your new fence. We provide professional FREE estimates at your convenience, call us today.

Jacksonville (904) 268-1638 | Beaches (904) 543-7743 | St. Augustine (904) 827-9088 | Email: info@bestfencejax.net

How to Preserve Your Vinyl Fence

One reason vinyl fencing is so popular is that they’re very low maintenance once installed. However, there are still simple steps you can take to ensure your vinyl fence maintains its appearance and efficiency for many years.

Clean the Fence Regularly The most efficient way to clean your vinyl fence will be to mix some non-abrasive house hold detergent with water and gently sponge away any dirt or grime that’s accumulated on the fence.

Regularly Inspect the Posts and Post Caps
Sometimes environmental factors like excess heat or cold can loosen posts and the stability of the fence. It’s important to walk the fence line and double check the condition of the posts. Sometimes environmental factors like excess heat or cold can loosen posts and the stability of the fence. It’s important to walk the fence line and double check the condition of the posts. If the fence is unstable in any areas, use a shovel to adjust the earth around the posts and back fill as necessary.

Repair Any Damage to the Fence Fence damage may occur by a falling tree or a heavy object. If any part of the fence is broken, it’s important to either repair it or call a professional to repair it. Sometimes these fixes are simple and sometimes they require extensive repairs. Nonetheless, it’s always important to preserve your fence and always keep it looking its best!

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"The Best quality product and the Best service you deserve” Best Fence - 5404 Race Track Road Jacksonville, Florida 32259. If you’re interested in having a fence installed on your property, contact us today! Our professional Estimator can bring samples upon request, to your Free estimate appointment.

“We work hard to provide you with the Best price,

Best Fence Company is Jacksonville’s industry leader in fabrication and installment of top quality vinyl and aluminum fencing and ornamental garden products. At Best Fence, our mission is to fabricate and install the highest quality product at a competitive price while providing unsurpassed Customer Service. Fencing is an investment in your home. Your decorative fence design choice adds value to your property in a beautiful way. Your family will feel protected and you'll breathe easier knowing Best Fence installed your new fence. We provide professional FREE estimates at your convenience, call us today.

Jacksonville (904) 268-1638 | Beaches (904) 543-7743 | St. Augustine (904) 827-9088 | Email: info@bestfencejax.net