Fencing

While its importance as an element of garden design is often disregarded, fencing is an integral part of both the aesthetics and useability of your garden. Garden fencing will likely differ between the front and rear of properties, with taller and more tough wooden fencing generally being installed in the rear garden, while the front of the property generally makes use of 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. Also, it is often coloured to improve its decorative effect.Fencing in the back garden is typically 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. Because of this, these types of fences are approximately 6 feet high and use wooden slats with no spaces in between. Because of the added height, these fences often have concrete footings laid in between each section to provide stability and stop the fence from blowing over or being destroyed 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. Recently, fence panels have started to be constructed from heavily recycled and eco friendly composite materials such as recycled bamboo.