Gareth Owen
Garden and home-improvement writer, and author of the guides on Fenceline Handbook.
Gareth Owen writes about gardens, boundaries and practical home improvement for UK readers. He writes every guide on Fenceline Handbook and keeps them up to date.
What Gareth writes about
- Choosing between fence types and materials for different gardens and exposures
- Planning rules for fences, gates and walls, and how they differ across the UK
- Boundary ownership, hedges and the neighbourly side of fencing
- Practical jobs: setting posts, fitting panels, repairs and timber care
His approach
Gareth is a writer, not a fencing contractor, surveyor or solicitor, and he does not claim any trade qualification. His job is to read the primary sources, such as legislation, GOV.UK and Planning Portal guidance and published standards, and turn them into clear, accurate explanations, together with the practical detail that comes from doing garden jobs himself. Where a question really needs a professional or your local council, his guides say so.
He follows the site's editorial policy, research process and fact-checking steps, and he lists the main references the site relies on in sources.
Guides by Gareth
- Garden fence types compared
- Fence height rules and planning permission
- Who owns the fence? Boundaries and disputes
- Concrete vs timber fence posts and gravel boards
- How to install fence panels step by step
- Treating, staining and maintaining timber fences
- Repairing storm and wind damage to fences
- Hedges vs fences
- Garden gates and security
- Fencing for dogs and wildlife
- What a new garden fence costs in 2026
To send Gareth a correction or a question about a guide, use the address on the contact page.