Fencing

While its importance as an element of garden design is sometimes neglected, fencing is an essential part of both the aesthetics and useability of your garden. Garden fencing will differ between the front and rear of properties, with higher and more secure wood fencing frequently being used in the rear garden, while the front of the house generally makes use of smaller sized and more ornamental fencing. Fencing for the front of the home tends to have a low height and large gaps between the wooden slats. Additionally, it is often stained to improve its ornamental effect. Fencing in the back garden is typically used for privacy and to maintain the borders of a garden, as well as to keep pets or other small animals or wildlife either in or out. For this reason, these sorts of fences are around 6 feet high and use wooden slats without gaps in between. Because of the additional height, these fences generally have concrete footings laid in between each panel to offer stability and prevent the fence from blowing over or being destroyed in poor weather. Garden fencing panels are generally constructed from wood. The posts in between the sections are made from either timber, stone, or concrete. Recently, fence panels have started to be constructed from heavily recycled and sustainable composite materials such as recycled bamboo.