Fencing

Although its importance as an aspect of garden design is often overlooked, fencing is an essential part of both the aesthetics and functionality of your garden. Garden fencing tends to differ between the front and back of properties, with higher and more strong wooden fencing usually being placed in the rear garden, while the front of the property usually makes use of more compact and more attractive fencing. Fencing for the front of the home tends to have a low height and large gaps between the wooden slats. Additionally, it is often painted to enhance its ornamental effect. Fencing in the back garden is generally used for privacy and to maintain 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 sorts of fences are approximately 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 stability and prevent the fence from blowing over or being destroyed in bad weather. Garden fencing sections are generally constructed from wood. The posts in between the sections are made from either wood, stone, or concrete. More recently, fence panels have started to be constructed from heavily recycled and environmentally friendly composite materials such as recycled bamboo.