Fencing

While its value as an element of garden design is often overlooked, fencing is a vital part of both the appearance and practicality of your garden. Garden fencing will likely differ between the front and rear of properties, with taller and more substantial timber fencing commonly being placed in the rear garden, while the front of the house usually features smaller sized and more ornamental fencing. Fencing for the front of the home tends to feature 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 often 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. For this reason, these styles of fences are around 6 feet high and use wooden slats without gaps in between. Because of the additional height, these fences typically have concrete footings laid in between each panel to provide strength preventing the fence from blowing over or being broken in high winds. Garden fencing sections are generally constructed from wood. The posts in between the panels are made from either timber, stone, or concrete. Recently, fence panels have started to be made from heavily recycled and sustainable composite materials such as recycled bamboo.