Aluminum garden fencing is made up of cast upright pickets and horizontal rails. These are supplied as pre-fabricated panels, for attachment to upright aluminum fence posts. Aluminum garden fencing is normally powder coated, and is available in a range of colors. Some designs have exposed vertical pickets; others have a smooth top rail.

Iron garden fence is normally made of steel, but is designed to imitate traditional iron fence. It is normally supplied as panels, about three feet square, with a spear post at one end which can be driven down into the ground.