Fencing

While its importance as an element of garden design is sometimes neglected, fencing is a vital part of both the appearance and practicality of your garden. Garden fencing will differ between the front and back of properties, with higher and more tough wooden fencing generally being installed in the rear garden, while the front of the home generally employs smaller sized and more ornamental fencing. Fencing for the front of the home tends to have a low height and large gaps between the wooden slats. Also, it is often painted to enhance its ornamental effect. Fencing in the back garden is commonly 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 types of fences are roughly 6 feet high and use wooden slats without spaces in between. Due to the added height, these fences commonly have concrete footings laid in between each section to offer strength and stop the fence from blowing over or being ruined in high winds. Garden fencing panels are generally constructed from wood. The posts in between the panels are made from either wood, stone, or concrete. More recently, fence panels have started to be made of heavily recycled and sustainable composite materials such as recycled bamboo.