Fencing

Although its significance as an aspect of garden design is often overlooked, fencing is an essential part of both the appearance and usefulness of your garden. Garden fencing will likely differ between the front and back of properties, with higher and more substantial timber fencing generally being used in the rear garden, while the front of the property usually utilises smaller and more ornamental fencing. Fencing for the front of the home tends to have a low height and large gaps between the wooden slats. Also, it is often stained to improve its ornamental effect. Fencing in the back garden is commonly used for privacy and to protect the borders of a garden, as well as to keep domestic pets or other small animals or wildlife either in or out. For this reason, these types of fences are around 6 feet high and use wooden slats without spaces in between. Because of the added height, these fences often have concrete footings laid between each section to provide strength and stop the fence from blowing over or being destroyed in bad 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 manufactured from heavily recycled and eco friendly composite materials such as recycled bamboo.