Fencing

While its value as an aspect of garden design is sometimes disregarded, fencing is an essential part of both the aesthetics and usefulness of your garden. Garden fencing tends to differ between the front and back of properties, with taller and more solid timber fencing typically being installed in the rear garden, while the front of the home generally employs smaller and more ornamental fencing. Fencing for the front of the home tends to feature a low height and large gaps between the wooden slats. Also, it is often painted to enhance its decorative effect.Fencing in the back garden is frequently used for privacy and to maintain 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 about 6 feet high and use wooden slats with no spaces in between. Because of the added height, these fences typically have concrete footings laid in between each section to offer stability preventing the fence from blowing over or being broken in high winds.Garden fencing sections are generally made of wood. The posts in between the panels are manufactured 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.