Fencing

Although its significance as an aspect of garden design is sometimes overlooked, fencing is an essential part of both the aesthetics and functionality of your garden. Garden fencing will differ between the front and rear of properties, with taller and more sturdy wood fencing usually being installed in the rear garden, while the front of the house often 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. It is also often coloured to enhance its ornamental effect. Fencing in the back garden is commonly used for privacy and to preserve the borders of a garden, as well as to keep domestic pets or other small animals or wildlife either in or out. Because of this, these kinds of fences are around 6 feet high and use wooden slats without spaces in between. Due to the extra height, these fences generally have concrete footings laid between each panel to provide security which will help prevent the fence from blowing over or being damaged in poor weather. Garden fencing sections are generally constructed from wood. The posts in between the panels are made from either timber, stone, or concrete. More recently, fence panels have started to be made of heavily recycled and environmentally friendly composite materials such as recycled bamboo.