Fencing

Although its importance as an element of garden design is often overlooked, fencing is an essential part of both the appearance and practicality of your garden. Garden fencing tends to differ between the front and rear of properties, with taller and more solid wooden fencing typically being used in the rear garden, while the front of the house often utilises smaller sized and more ornamental fencing. Fencing for the front of the home tends to have a low height and large gaps between the wooden slats. It is also often stained to improve its decorative effect. Fencing in the back garden is generally used for privacy and to maintain the borders of a garden, as well as to keep domestic pets or other small animals or wildlife either in or out. Because of this, these types of fences are about 6 feet high and use wooden slats with no gaps in between. Because of the increased height, these fences generally have concrete footings laid in between each panel to offer strength which will help prevent the fence from blowing over or being broken in poor weather. Garden fencing sections are generally made of wood. The posts in between the panels are produced from either timber, stone, or concrete. More recently, fence panels have started to be made of heavily recycled and sustainable composite materials such as recycled bamboo.