The look reminds me of the public gardens in Scotland, substantial but absolutely does not take away from my beautiful garden at all. Adds TO it actually. I was trying to find a way to keep my 28 pound mid-size Pom-Spitz from digging his "trenches" and either ripping out or just flattening all my beautiful flowers. These fences are a 3 on 1(piece of cake) -10(let my husband do it) installation scale. Heavy and sturdy. Very happy and will buy more as I get time for the rest of my garden.