Before I could afford a 'real' fence, I had the cheap 5' chicken wire around my lush vegetable garden. I cut tall pieces of bamboo and wove them through the top of the fence about every 3 feet leaving the top 3 feet sticking up above the fence. People said it wouldn't work. It worked extremely well, the deer would not jump something that looked like it had daggers across the top. Prior to doing this, they were in it daily. Another friend has successfully used the electric wire for years around his large lush garden. He says the key to that is to think like a deer. It must be where it would hit them in the head if they are standing, low enough they can't go under it and also close enough together so they can't just step between the wires. Good luck! Carolyn in Los Gatos