[supervegman]

I have set up a allotment at the end of our garden. I am looking to put upa small fency and gate to section it off from thje rest of the garden. Any ideas i have dont have alot of cash but want something that looks good and tradtional

[arugula]

A picket fence? 4.8 metre lengths of tanalised (sp?) gravel board can be bought for about 60 pence/metre, and cut to the height you require. These would be fixed to arris rail - under £4.00 for a 2.4 metre length.

A cheaper alternative would be to set wooden uprights into the ground and fix horizontal lengths - again gravel board could be used - to these. You can leave as small or large a gap between boards as you like and this type of fence can be two sided with planks fixed in a staggered fashion on both sides of the uprights. We have built the latter type here and its very effective against the wind.

[digalotty]

is the fence doing a job like keeping pets off or people even do you need it to be over a certain height or is it cosmetic, for instance would  small chainlink fence do or do you prefere wood.
my neighbour did a picket style fence out of pallets and it looked quite smart and you only need to get some stain and a little bit of concrete for your posts

[Rangerkris]

Talk to someone with some woodland and you might be able to get some logs, you do some cleft post and rail that would look nice.