Fencing

Although its significance as an element of garden design is often neglected, fencing is a key part of both the appearance and useability of your garden. Garden fencing tends to differ between the front and rear of properties, with higher and more secure timber fencing frequently being used in the rear garden, while the front of the home generally employs smaller and more attractive fencing. Fencing for the front of the home tends to have a low height and large spaces between the wooden slats. It is also often stained to enhance 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 pets or other small animals or wildlife either in or out. For this reason, these kinds of fences are approximately 6 feet high and use wooden slats without gaps in between. Because of the added height, these fences often have concrete footings laid between each panel to offer security preventing the fence from blowing over or being ruined in poor weather. Garden fencing sections are generally made of wood. The posts in between the sections are manufactured from either timber, stone, or concrete. More recently, fence panels have started to be constructed from heavily recycled and environmentally friendly composite materials such as recycled bamboo.