Fencing

Although its value as an aspect of garden design is sometimes overlooked, fencing is a key part of both the aesthetics and useability of your garden. Garden fencing tends to differ between the front and rear of properties, with taller and more substantial wood fencing commonly being used in the rear garden, while the front of the house generally features smaller and more decorative 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 coloured to enhance its ornamental effect. Fencing in the back garden is generally used for privacy and to maintain the boundaries of a garden, as well as to keep domestic pets or other small animals or wildlife either in or out. For this reason, 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 generally have concrete footings laid between each section to offer stability and stop the fence from blowing over or being broken in poor weather. Garden fencing panels 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 constructed from heavily recycled and eco friendly composite materials such as recycled bamboo.