Fencing

Although its importance as an aspect of garden design is sometimes neglected, fencing is a vital 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 sturdy timber fencing commonly being placed in the rear garden, while the front of the house often features more compact 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 painted to improve its ornamental effect. Fencing in the back garden is often used for privacy and to maintain the borders of a garden, as well as to keep domestic pets or other small animals or wildlife either in or out. For this reason, these styles of fences are about 6 feet high and use wooden slats with no spaces in between. Due to the additional height, these fences typically have concrete footings laid between each section to offer strength which will help prevent the fence from blowing over or being broken in poor weather. Garden fencing sections are generally constructed from 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.