Fencing

Although its significance as an aspect of garden design is often ignored, fencing is a key part of both the aesthetics and useability of your garden. Garden fencing tends to differ between the front and back of properties, with higher and more secure wood fencing generally being placed in the rear garden, while the front of the home often employs smaller sized and more ornamental fencing. Fencing for the front of the home tends to have a low height and large spaces between the wooden slats. Also, it is often stained to enhance its decorative effect. Fencing in the back garden is generally used for privacy and to maintain 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 approximately 6 feet high and use wooden slats without spaces in between. Due to the increased height, these fences typically have concrete footings laid in between each panel to offer stability and prevent the fence from blowing over or being ruined in bad weather. Garden fencing sections are generally constructed from wood. The posts in between the panels are produced from either timber, stone, or concrete. Recently, fence panels have started to be made from heavily recycled and sustainable composite materials such as recycled bamboo.