If you’re an avid gardener, you’re likely familiar with the frustration of carefully tending to your plants, day after day for months on end, only to have them eaten by animals or other pests once they’ve finally matured. All of that work can go out the window in the blink of an eye. It can be frustrating enough to make you want to put down the trowel for good.
There are a ton of methods that you can use to try and keep animals and pests away from your garden, like chicken wire fencing or repellant sprays, but these can be unattractive or introduce toxins to your beautiful garden.
So what can you do to protect your garden from being destroyed by hungry creatures and pests? Fortunately, there’s a solution: precast concrete garden walls!
Precast Concrete Garden Walls
Installing a precast concrete wall around your garden will not only keep out unwanted pests but will also allow you greater privacy. Best of all, it will make your garden look even more beautiful than it already does.
Here are some of the best reasons why a precast concrete garden wall may be the solution for you:
Privacy
When you’re gardening, you want as much peace, quiet, and privacy as humanly possible. Gardening is meant to be a meditative practice that allows you to forget your worries and relax. With a precast concrete wall, your garden will become a sanctuary, and you won’t have to worry about people or pests while you’re tending your garden.
Durability
Most structures put up to keep pests out of the garden are designed to be temporary. Chicken wire or wooden fencing takes a lot of upkeep and maintenance over time. Unlike these other structures, a steel-reinforced precast concrete wall is designed to withstand the elements and last for years without any maintenance at all. Your precast concrete wall will turn your garden sanctuary into a fortress.
Quick, Easy, and Cost-Effective Construction
Unlike regular concrete, precast concrete walls are not poured on-site with a complex network of forms, nor do they depend on good weather to ensure that they cast correctly. Precast concrete is made in a temperature-controlled facility and delivered right to your home, ready for installation. This makes them more affordable, too, as they require less time to be constructed.
Precast Concrete Retaining Walls
If you’re looking to guard your property against soil erosion and flooding, you can also install precast concrete retaining walls. Retaining walls are most useful on properties that have severe sloping. These walls are designed to keep soil from shifting, but they can also add a lot of aesthetic appeal to a yard, particularly if you decide to turn the walls into gardens of their own. You may even want to build retaining walls around your garden if it’s located in a sloped area.
Contact American Precast Concrete, Inc. today to learn more about precast concrete garden walls and retaining walls. We’d love to offer you a free consultation before your next gardening adventure!