Fencing

While its importance as an element of garden design is sometimes ignored, fencing is a key part of both the appearance and usefulness of your garden. Garden fencing will likely differ between the front and back of properties, with taller and more substantial wooden fencing generally being placed in the rear garden, while the front of the home generally employs smaller sized and more ornamental fencing. Fencing for the front of the home tends to have a low height and large spaces between the wooden slats. It is also often stained to enhance its decorative effect. Fencing in the back garden is generally used for privacy and to preserve the boundaries of a garden, as well as to keep domestic pets or other small animals or wildlife either in or out. Due to this, these types of fences are roughly 6 feet high and use wooden slats with no spaces in between. Because of the extra height, these fences often have concrete footings laid in between each section to offer security and stopping the fence from blowing over or being destroyed in poor weather. Garden fencing panels are generally made of wood. The posts in between the sections are produced 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.