Fencing

While its significance as an aspect of garden design is sometimes disregarded, fencing is an integral part of both the aesthetics and usefulness of your garden. Garden fencing will differ between the front and rear of properties, with higher and more solid timber fencing typically being installed in the rear garden, while the front of the property usually utilises smaller and more ornamental fencing. Fencing for the front of the home tends to feature a low height and large gaps between the wooden slats. It is also often stained to enhance its decorative effect. Fencing in the back garden is generally used for privacy and to protect 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 varieties of fences are around 6 feet high and use wooden slats without gaps in between. Due to the extra height, these fences commonly have concrete footings laid between each panel to provide security and prevent the fence from blowing over or being broken in bad weather. Garden fencing panels are generally constructed from wood. The posts in between the panels are made from either timber, stone, or concrete. More recently, fence panels have started to be made from heavily recycled and environmentally friendly composite materials such as recycled bamboo.