Fencing

While its value as an aspect of garden design is sometimes overlooked, fencing is a vital part of both the aesthetics and usefulness of your garden. Garden fencing will likely differ between the front and back of properties, with higher and more secure timber fencing typically being placed in the rear garden, while the front of the property generally makes use of smaller and more decorative 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 painted to enhance its ornamental effect. Fencing in the back garden is typically used for privacy and to maintain 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 approximately 6 feet high and use wooden slats with no gaps in between. Because of the increased height, these fences generally have concrete footings laid between each section to provide strength which will help prevent the fence from blowing over or being broken in poor weather. Garden fencing panels are generally made of wood. The posts in between the sections are produced from either wood, stone, or concrete. Recently, fence panels have started to be manufactured from heavily recycled and sustainable composite materials such as recycled bamboo.