Protect fence from rot

[EV77]

We just had a new timber fence installed and I want to protect the bottom from rot.  The fence is in a dark damp section where water runs off into the garden bed adjacent to the fence line. The area is also prone to leaf drop from a neighboring river red gum so we often get buildup of leaf debris in the garden bed.  I was considering putting builders plastic along the bottom of the fence line in the hopes of stopping the wet soil from the garden bed coming into contact with the bottom of the fence.  Would that help or would it make it worse because water can not freely drain? What other solutions are available to stop damp soil and leaf litter touching the fence?

[EricL]

Hello @dhanz15 

Thank you for sharing your question about your garden edging. Let me tag @mrsgiveitago to make them aware of your query. It would be interesting to see how her project has turned out.

The products that you mentioned the Lattice Makers 220mm x 3m Black Ezy Edge Garden Edging and the Tuscan Path 250mm x 3.2m Black Garden Edging are both push type garden edging. Unless the soil is very hard these edging sets are literally just pushed into the ground. But if you wish to support them you can use Icon Plastics 280mm Slate Grey Garden Edge Peg. This will add stability to your garden edging.

If you wish to use it as a pet deterrent, I'm afraid you'll have to copy the original project as the garden edging products are not tall enough.  

If you have any other questions we can help with, please let us know.

Eric