Fencing

Although its value as an aspect of garden design is often overlooked, fencing is a vital part of both the aesthetics and practicality of your garden. Garden fencing tends to differ between the front and rear of properties, with higher and more tough wood fencing frequently being used in the rear garden, while the front of the property often features smaller sized and more attractive 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 coloured to improve its ornamental effect. Fencing in the back garden is typically 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 approximately 6 feet high and use wooden slats without gaps in between. Because of the increased height, these fences commonly have concrete footings laid between each panel to offer stability which will help prevent the fence from blowing over or being destroyed in high winds. Garden fencing sections are generally made of wood. The posts in between the sections are manufactured from either timber, stone, or concrete. More recently, fence panels have started to be manufactured from heavily recycled and sustainable composite materials such as recycled bamboo.