Fencing

Although its importance as an aspect of garden design is often ignored, 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 wood fencing typically being used in the rear garden, while the front of the property usually employs smaller and more ornamental 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 generally used for privacy and to preserve the borders of a garden, as well as to keep household pets or other small animals or wildlife either in or out. Due to this, these kinds of fences are around 6 feet high and use wooden slats with no gaps in between. Because of the extra height, these fences commonly have concrete footings laid in between each section to offer strength which will help prevent the fence from blowing over or being ruined in poor weather. Garden fencing panels are generally constructed from wood. The posts in between the sections are produced from either wood, stone, or concrete. Recently, fence panels have started to be made from heavily recycled and eco friendly composite materials such as recycled bamboo.