Fencing

While its significance as an element of garden design is sometimes overlooked, fencing is an integral part of both the appearance and usefulness of your garden. Garden fencing will likely differ between the front and back of properties, with taller and more substantial wood fencing frequently being used in the rear garden, while the front of the home usually employs 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. Also, it is often coloured to enhance its ornamental effect. Fencing in the back garden is commonly used for privacy and to preserve the borders of a garden, as well as to keep pets or other small animals or wildlife either in or out. For this reason, these kinds of fences are roughly 6 feet high and use wooden slats without spaces in between. Because of the increased height, these fences usually have concrete footings laid between each section to provide strength and stop the fence from blowing over or being damaged in high winds. Garden fencing panels are generally made of wood. The posts in between the panels are manufactured from either wood, stone, or concrete. Recently, fence panels have started to be manufactured from heavily recycled and sustainable composite materials such as recycled bamboo.