Fencing

Although its significance as an aspect of garden design is often neglected, fencing is a vital part of both the aesthetics and functionality of your garden. Garden fencing is likely to differ between the front and back of properties, with taller and more substantial timber fencing commonly being installed in the rear garden, while the front of the home typically features smaller and more decorative 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 often 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. For this reason, these kinds of fences are about 6 feet high and use wooden slats with no spaces in between. Because of the extra height, these fences commonly have concrete footings laid between each panel to provide security and stopping the fence from blowing over or being destroyed in bad weather. Garden fencing sections are generally constructed from 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 environmentally friendly composite materials such as recycled bamboo.