Fencing

Although its significance as an aspect of garden design is sometimes disregarded, fencing is a key part of both the appearance and usefulness of your garden. Garden fencing will likely differ between the front and rear of properties, with taller and more solid wooden fencing typically being used in the rear garden, while the front of the home usually employs more compact and more decorative 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 coloured to improve its ornamental effect. Fencing in the back garden is frequently used for privacy and to preserve the boundaries of a garden, as well as to keep pets or other small animals or wildlife either in or out. Because of this, these kinds of fences are roughly 6 feet high and use wooden slats with no spaces in between. Due to the increased height, these fences usually have concrete footings laid in between each panel to provide stability and prevent the fence from blowing over or being ruined in high winds. Garden fencing sections are generally made of wood. The posts in between the sections are produced from either timber, stone, or concrete. Recently, fence panels have started to be manufactured from heavily recycled and environmentally friendly composite materials such as recycled bamboo.