Fencing

While its importance as an aspect of garden design is often overlooked, fencing is an essential part of both the appearance and useability of your garden. Garden fencing will likely differ between the front and rear of properties, with higher and more tough timber fencing frequently being placed in the rear garden, while the front of the home often makes use of smaller sized and more attractive fencing. Fencing for the front of the home tends to have a low height and large spaces between the wooden slats. Also, it is often coloured to enhance its ornamental effect.Fencing in the back garden is frequently used for privacy and to preserve the boundaries of a garden, as well as to keep domestic pets or other small animals or wildlife either in or out. Because of this, these sorts of fences are about 6 feet high and use wooden slats with no gaps in between. Because of the increased height, these fences often have concrete footings laid in between each section to provide strength and stop the fence from blowing over or being damaged in high winds.Garden fencing sections are generally constructed from wood. The posts in between the panels are made from either wood, stone, or concrete. More recently, fence panels have started to be made of heavily recycled and eco friendly composite materials such as recycled bamboo.