So, while gravel may not be suitable for your garden, they are excellent at preventing fence posts from rusting. Read the ...

Q. What is the preferred method to set fence posts? My 5-foot-tall solid-picket privacy fence has had some issues over the past 10 years. The latest problem is posts set in concrete that have snapped.

Although adorned with a “pretty face,” the stone will continue doing its job as a fence post, as it’s done for 120 years. The sculpture faces west to catch the afternoon and evening sun ...

I maintain that fence posts should be set in crushed stone, not concrete. The stone will provide good drainage and allow the posts to give ever so slightly in high wind situations. If the fence ...