Fencing

While its importance as an aspect of garden design is sometimes overlooked, fencing is a key part of both the appearance and useability of your garden. Garden fencing will likely differ between the front and rear of properties, with higher and more solid wooden fencing generally being installed in the rear garden, while the front of the property generally employs smaller and more ornamental fencing. Fencing for the front of the home tends to feature a low height and large spaces between the wooden slats. Also, it is often stained to improve its decorative effect. Fencing in the back garden is commonly used for privacy and to protect the boundaries of a garden, as well as to keep household pets or other small animals or wildlife either in or out. Because of this, these types of fences are around 6 feet high and use wooden slats with no gaps in between. Due to the extra height, these fences usually have concrete footings laid in between each panel to provide security and prevent the fence from blowing over or being ruined in bad weather. Garden fencing panels are generally constructed from wood. The posts in between the sections are manufactured from either wood, stone, or concrete. More recently, fence panels have started to be made from heavily recycled and sustainable composite materials such as recycled bamboo.