Fencing

While its value as an aspect of garden design is often ignored, fencing is an essential part of both the appearance and useability of your garden. Garden fencing is likely to differ between the front and rear of properties, with taller and more solid timber fencing usually being used in the rear garden, while the front of the property typically utilises more compact and more ornamental fencing. Fencing for the front of the home tends to have a low height and large spaces between the wooden slats. Additionally, it is often stained to enhance its decorative effect.Fencing in the back garden is often used for privacy and to protect the boundaries of a garden, as well as to keep household pets or other small animals or wildlife either in or out. Because of this, these kinds of fences are roughly 6 feet high and use wooden slats without spaces in between. Due to the increased height, these fences typically have concrete footings laid between each section to provide strength and stop the fence from blowing over or being broken in poor weather.Garden fencing sections are generally made of wood. The posts in between the sections are produced from either wood, stone, or concrete. More recently, fence panels have started to be made from heavily recycled and eco friendly composite materials such as recycled bamboo.