Fencing

While its value as an element of garden design is often disregarded, fencing is a vital part of both the aesthetics and practicality of your garden. Garden fencing is likely to differ between the front and rear of properties, with higher and more strong wood fencing typically being used in the rear garden, while the front of the home usually makes use of smaller and more ornamental fencing. Fencing for the front of the home tends to feature a low height and large spaces between the wooden slats. It is also often painted to enhance its ornamental effect.Fencing in the back garden is typically used for privacy and to preserve the boundaries of a garden, as well as to keep household pets or other small animals or wildlife either in or out. Due to this, these varieties of fences are roughly 6 feet high and use wooden slats without spaces in between. Due to the extra height, these fences generally have concrete footings laid in between each panel to offer security and stop the fence from blowing over or being broken in bad weather.Garden fencing panels are generally constructed from wood. The posts in between the panels are manufactured from either timber, stone, or concrete. Recently, fence panels have started to be made of heavily recycled and environmentally friendly composite materials such as recycled bamboo.