Fencing

While its importance as an element of garden design is often disregarded, fencing is an integral 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 sturdy wood fencing commonly being placed in the rear garden, while the front of the property often employs 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 stained to improve its ornamental effect.Fencing in the back garden is typically used for privacy and to preserve the borders of a garden, as well as to keep household pets or other small animals or wildlife either in or out. Due to this, these kinds of fences are roughly 6 feet high and use wooden slats with no gaps in between. Because of the extra height, these fences typically have concrete footings laid in between each panel to offer security and stop the fence from blowing over or being ruined in poor weather.Garden fencing sections are generally constructed from wood. The posts in between the panels are manufactured from either wood, stone, or concrete. Recently, fence panels have started to be made from heavily recycled and eco friendly composite materials such as recycled bamboo.