Fencing

While its significance as an aspect of garden design is sometimes disregarded, fencing is a vital part of both the appearance and functionality of your garden. Garden fencing tends to differ between the front and rear of properties, with higher and more strong timber fencing typically being placed in the rear garden, while the front of the property usually employs smaller and more attractive fencing. Fencing for the front of the home tends to have a low height and large gaps between the wooden slats. Additionally, it is often painted to improve its ornamental effect. Fencing in the back garden is typically used for privacy and to protect the borders of a garden, as well as to keep household 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 without gaps in between. Due to the extra height, these fences often have concrete footings laid between each section to offer stability preventing the fence from blowing over or being destroyed in poor weather. Garden fencing panels are generally made of 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 environmentally friendly composite materials such as recycled bamboo.