insideKENT Magazine Issue 31 - October 2014 | Page 118

OUTDOORLIVING ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE Jacksons Fencing NEWS, TOPICAL TREATS AND MORE... AMAZING GATES! Hythe Courtyard gates from Jacksons make the right first impression deterring potential intruders Sorry for the dreadful pun everyone. I wanted to get your attention, but probably all I’ve got from you is a groan. You may have guessed from the headline that my subject this month is ‘gates’. Here at Jacksons, we know that at this time of the year enquiries for, and sales of gates, go up. We don’t know why they do this, but can hazard a guess or two. It may be that people concentrate more on garden projects like replacing fencing, creating decks and pergolas earlier in the year, because what they have in mind is making the most of their outdoor areas, so they can enjoy ‘al fresco’ living in their gardens, throughout the summer months. So it may be that later in the year the less ‘sexy’ projects raise their heads and prick the conscience, when people realise they had promised themselves they would get that done this year and suddenly in autumn ѡ