Fencing

While its significance as an aspect of garden design is sometimes disregarded, fencing is a vital part of both the aesthetics and functionality of your garden. Garden fencing tends to differ between the front and rear of properties, with higher and more secure timber fencing typically being placed in the rear garden, while the front of the house often employs smaller and more decorative 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 stained to improve its decorative effect. Fencing in the back garden is commonly used for privacy and to preserve the boundaries of a garden, as well as to keep pets or other small animals or wildlife either in or out. For this reason, these kinds of fences are around 6 feet high and use wooden slats without spaces in between. Because of the extra height, these fences usually have concrete footings laid between each panel to offer security preventing 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 produced from either timber, stone, or concrete. More recently, fence panels have started to be made of heavily recycled and sustainable composite materials such as recycled bamboo.