Fencing

While its importance as an aspect of garden design is often overlooked, fencing is a vital part of both the appearance and functionality of your garden. Garden fencing will differ between the front and rear of properties, with higher and more solid wood fencing commonly being placed in the rear garden, while the front of the property often features smaller sized and more ornamental 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 painted to improve its decorative effect. Fencing in the back garden is typically used for privacy and to preserve the borders of a garden, as well as to keep household pets or other small animals or wildlife either in or out. Due to this, these varieties of fences are roughly 6 feet high and use wooden slats with no gaps in between. Because of the increased height, these fences commonly have concrete footings laid between each section to provide stability and stopping the fence from blowing over or being ruined in bad weather. Garden fencing sections are generally made of wood. The posts in between the panels are made from either timber, stone, or concrete. Recently, fence panels have started to be constructed from heavily recycled and environmentally friendly composite materials such as recycled bamboo.