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Compost Enclosure

What if your fence was alive? As typical pressed-lumber and chain-link fences certainly aren’t beacons of life, a living fence may seem like a magical notion. What a marvelous way to incorporate yet more life and diversity into the garden! Yet, despite the concept sounding revolutionary, in truth, “living fences” can be found on many residential streets in the form of hedges.

What’s a Composting Fence?

A composting wall or fence, on the other hand, is more unconventional and adventurous than a hedge. A composting fence is essentially a solid non-compostable structure, usually two fences with mesh walls built side by side with a pocket between them made to envelop compost. This

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