Fencing

While its significance as an element of garden design is often disregarded, fencing is a key part of both the appearance and usefulness of your garden. Garden fencing is likely to differ between the front and back of properties, with higher and more tough wood fencing usually being installed in the rear garden, while the front of the home generally employs smaller sized and more ornamental fencing. Fencing for the front of the home tends to feature a low height and large spaces between the wooden slats. It is also often painted to enhance its decorative effect. Fencing in the back garden is typically 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. For this reason, these kinds of fences are roughly 6 feet high and use wooden slats with no gaps in between. Because of the additional height, these fences typically have concrete footings laid between each section to offer security and prevent the fence from blowing over or being damaged in high winds. Garden fencing panels are generally made of wood. The posts in between the panels are manufactured 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.