Fencing

While its significance as an aspect of garden design is sometimes ignored, fencing is an integral part of both the aesthetics and usefulness of your garden. Garden fencing tends to differ between the front and back of properties, with taller and more tough wood fencing generally being installed in the rear garden, while the front of the home often makes use of smaller sized and more attractive fencing. Fencing for the front of the home tends to feature a low height and large gaps between the wooden slats. Additionally, it is often stained to improve its decorative effect. Fencing in the back garden is often used for privacy and to protect the borders of a garden, as well as to keep household pets or other small animals or wildlife either in or out. Because of this, these kinds of fences are approximately 6 feet high and use wooden slats with no gaps in between. Because of the increased height, these fences commonly have concrete footings laid in between each panel to offer security and prevent the fence from blowing over or being destroyed in high winds. Garden fencing sections are generally made of wood. The posts in between the sections are manufactured from either timber, stone, or concrete. More recently, fence panels have started to be made from heavily recycled and sustainable composite materials such as recycled bamboo.