Fencing

While its importance as an aspect of garden design is sometimes ignored, fencing is a key part of both the appearance and useability of your garden. Garden fencing tends to differ between the front and rear of properties, with taller and more substantial wood fencing usually being placed in the rear garden, while the front of the property generally makes use of smaller sized and more decorative fencing. Fencing for the front of the home tends to have a low height and large gaps between the wooden slats. Also, it is often painted to enhance its ornamental effect. Fencing in the back garden is commonly used for privacy and to protect 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 sorts of fences are roughly 6 feet high and use wooden slats without spaces in between. Because of the additional height, these fences typically have concrete footings laid 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 produced from either timber, stone, or concrete. Recently, fence panels have started to be manufactured from heavily recycled and sustainable composite materials such as recycled bamboo.