Fencing

Although its value as an aspect of garden design is sometimes neglected, fencing is an integral part of both the aesthetics and useability of your garden. Garden fencing tends to differ between the front and rear of properties, with higher and more substantial wooden fencing usually being installed in the rear garden, while the front of the house typically utilises smaller sized 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 improve its ornamental effect. Fencing in the back garden is generally 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 styles of fences are around 6 feet high and use wooden slats without gaps in between. Because of the increased height, these fences typically have concrete footings laid in between each panel to provide stability preventing the fence from blowing over or being ruined in bad weather. Garden fencing panels are generally constructed from wood. The posts in between the sections are produced from either timber, stone, or concrete. More recently, fence panels have started to be constructed from heavily recycled and environmentally friendly composite materials such as recycled bamboo.