ᐅ How to separate the garden area?

Hello everyone,
I would like to ask for your knowledge and ideas again.
You are basically my garden planners.

We have a green area of about 1200-1300sqm (12900-14000 sq ft).
I want to improve it a bit soon.
That means I want to separate part of it as a productive garden (fruit trees, fruit bushes, a small vegetable garden, and a compost pile; possibly some wooden fence panels will need to stay for a while) and the other part for living and playing for the children and us.
I estimate the productive garden part to be about 400sqm (4300 sq ft).

I have been thinking for a while about HOW to divide the garden, but none of my solutions satisfy me completely.

The boundary would need to be 17.80m (about 58 ft) (essentially the orange line):

- Wooden fence or metal fence? (wooden fences need to be painted)
- Hedge (but it has to be trimmed, and we already have enough hedges)
- Use fruit bushes (raspberry/red currant/blueberry) as a border? How would that look?
- An earth bank? But that probably means a lot of work again (we have a lot of oak leaves!)
- Something like raised beds—but they would also need to be planted. Then I wouldn’t need a bed in the productive garden anymore.
- Or simply no visible separation at all? But since we plan to have a dog someday, I think it would be nicer and more attractive to have some kind of boundary. Also, it would improve the appearance.

Hmm. I’m quite unsure. Maybe you have an opinion?
It shouldn’t cause much extra work.

Thanks for thinking about this,
Mery

I once saw a gravel strip at some friends’ place, a similar issue, marking the boundary to a part of the property that will be developed much later. Some people might like it, others might find it unattractive. Depending on the garden, though, it fits in well and requires little maintenance.

BigFoot schrieb:

I once saw a gravel strip at friends’ place, a similar issue, as a boundary to a part of the property that will only be developed much later. Some people might like it, others might find it unattractive. Depending on the garden, it can fit in well and requires little maintenance.

Thanks for your suggestion. I just think it doesn’t really fit visually—it’s more of a very natural garden, and gravel… hmm…
But thanks anyway. Maybe it will inspire another idea.

Mery

Green double rod panel fence.
Personally, I would fence in the property and leave this area open. Why shouldn’t the kitchen garden be visible and accessible?

Picket fences like those traditional in old-fashioned cottage gardens, or raised beds.
Picket fences can have a slightly weathered look over the years, or you can use wood that naturally grays. Who knows what things will look like in 15 or 20 years?

Raised beds provide clear separation while also offering a comfortable working height.

rick2018 schrieb:

Green double-wire mesh fence.
Personally, I would fence off the entire property and leave this area open. Why shouldn’t the kitchen garden be visible and accessible?

OK. That’s an idea. Thank you very much.
Yes, definitely. The kitchen garden should definitely be visible.
For me, it was about visual separation on the one hand, and on the other hand, if there is a dog, it doesn’t necessarily have to roam around there.