Fencing

Although its importance as an aspect of garden design is often overlooked, fencing is an integral part of both the aesthetics and practicality of your garden. Garden fencing will likely differ between the front and back of properties, with taller and more solid wooden fencing frequently being placed in the rear garden, while the front of the house usually utilises smaller sized and more decorative 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 coloured to improve its ornamental effect. Fencing in the back garden is often used for privacy and to preserve the boundaries of a garden, as well as to keep pets or other small animals or wildlife either in or out. Due to this, these kinds of fences are around 6 feet high and use wooden slats without spaces in between. Because of the additional height, these fences usually have concrete footings laid in between each section to provide security and prevent the fence from blowing over or being damaged in bad weather. 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 of heavily recycled and eco friendly composite materials such as recycled bamboo.