Fencing

Although its value as an element of garden design is often overlooked, fencing is an essential part of both the appearance and practicality of your garden. Garden fencing will likely differ between the front and back of properties, with higher and more substantial wood fencing typically being installed in the rear garden, while the front of the home generally employs more compact and more decorative fencing. Fencing for the front of the home tends to feature a low height and large gaps between the wooden slats. Additionally, it is often painted to improve its decorative effect. Fencing in the back garden is generally used for privacy and to preserve the borders of a garden, as well as to keep domestic pets or other small animals or wildlife either in or out. For this reason, these kinds of fences are roughly 6 feet high and use wooden slats with no spaces in between. Because of the increased height, these fences typically have concrete footings laid in between each section to offer strength preventing the fence from blowing over or being broken in poor weather. Garden fencing sections are generally constructed from wood. The posts in between the sections are manufactured from either timber, stone, or concrete. More recently, fence panels have started to be manufactured from heavily recycled and sustainable composite materials such as recycled bamboo.