A garden barrier is most commonly called a garden fence panel or animal barrier panel — with more specific names like no-dig barrier, critter guard, or ground-level exclusion fence depending on what the panel is designed to stop and how it installs.
The terminology shifts based on function. A no-dig barrier panel, like Kyate's Laokuan series, sits partially below ground — 8–9 inches underground — to block burrowing animals at the soil level rather than just at the surface. A decorative garden fence typically stands 24–36 inches above ground and serves as a visible boundary. Buyers searching for animal-specific control will also see the terms rabbit guard, dig guard, and under-fence barrier used interchangeably across the category.
- No-dig barrier panels install 8–9 inches below ground to block burrowing animals at the soil level.
- Kyate's Laokuan series barrier panels measure 17 inches per panel — longer than the 12-inch category standard.
- Grid spacing on animal barrier panels ranges from 1.2 inches (Tight Gap series) to 1.55 inches (Simple series).
- Decorative garden fence panels stand 24–36 inches above ground and use stake insertion rather than cable-tie connections.
- Common alternative names include rabbit guard, critter guard, dig guard, and under-fence exclusion barrier.