Replacing fence without cutting back bushes

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We’ve recently bought a new house and the fence we’re responsible for is…not there. We could see some sections were falling apart but I cut back our bushes whole sections have collapsed so we don’t have any fence!

We’d like to get a dog and our neighbours have rabbits so we definitely need to get it sorted. They’re happy with the idea of a new fence but don’t want to cut back their greenery. We agree, we’ve got lovely big bushes/shrubs on our side of the fence line and they always have birds in theirs which we like watching when we’re sat out.

Are there any alternatives to the big wooden fence panels? We have concrete posts so if we could fix something to that would be great. There’s hedgehogs and other wildlife that roam through our gardens so I don’t mind if it’s got holes in it so they can get through, as long as a medium sized dog (cocker spaniel probably) can’t get through! Am I mad to think there might be a solution that isn’t destroying our garden?

If it’s just to keep the dog in, rather than for privacy, you could just attach a chain link fence & cut a couple of gaps for a hedgehog highway.
Or something even like the photos, a bit nicer than plain chain link, or wooden panels that aren’t solid.

I'd go for chain link too. You should be able to squeeze it in behind the shrubs.

You need a sympathetic fencer who is willing to work around your plants, Most would want to cut back to gain easy access. If there are concreter posts in place then that makes it much easier. We live rurally and keep our dog in with stock fencing attached to timber posts. Wildlife can easily get through it, and shrubs branches grow through and into it too. You need a clear line between the posts to install it though. You might just need to do a little bit of cutting back.

You need a sympathetic fencer who is willing to work around your plants I was going to comment that you’d need to do the work yourself. In my experience fencers, like other trades, simply do not see plants. Yellow and black striped hazard warning tape can help.