Fencing

While its importance as an aspect of garden design is often overlooked, fencing is an integral part of both the aesthetics and practicality of your garden. Garden fencing is likely to differ between the front and back of properties, with taller and more strong wooden fencing typically being used in the rear garden, while the front of the home usually employs smaller and more decorative fencing. Fencing for the front of the home tends to feature a low height and large spaces between the wooden slats. Additionally, it is often coloured to enhance its decorative effect. Fencing in the back garden is frequently used for privacy and to protect the boundaries of a garden, as well as to keep pets or other small animals or wildlife either in or out. Due to this, these sorts of fences are roughly 6 feet high and use wooden slats without gaps in between. Because of the added height, these fences generally have concrete footings laid between each section to offer strength which will help prevent the fence from blowing over or being broken in bad weather. Garden fencing panels are generally constructed from wood. The posts in between the panels are manufactured from either timber, stone, or concrete. More recently, fence panels have started to be made of heavily recycled and eco friendly composite materials such as recycled bamboo.