Fencing

While its significance as an element of garden design is often disregarded, fencing is an integral part of both the appearance and practicality of your garden. Garden fencing is likely to differ between the front and rear of properties, with taller and more strong timber fencing usually being used in the rear garden, while the front of the property often utilises more compact and more decorative 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 painted to improve its ornamental effect. Fencing in the back garden is typically used for privacy and to protect 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 around 6 feet high and use wooden slats with no spaces in between. Due to the additional height, these fences often have concrete footings laid between each panel to provide strength and stop the fence from blowing over or being ruined in poor weather. Garden fencing sections are generally made of wood. The posts in between the panels are produced from either wood, stone, or concrete. Recently, fence panels have started to be made of heavily recycled and sustainable composite materials such as recycled bamboo.