Fencing

While its value as an aspect of garden design is sometimes neglected, fencing is a key part of both the aesthetics and practicality of your garden. Garden fencing will likely differ between the front and rear of properties, with taller and more tough timber fencing commonly being used in the rear garden, while the front of the property often makes use of more compact and more ornamental fencing. Fencing for the front of the home tends to have a low height and large spaces between the wooden slats. It is also often stained to improve its ornamental effect. Fencing in the back garden is often 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. Due to this, these styles of fences are around 6 feet high and use wooden slats without spaces in between. Because of the added height, these fences generally have concrete footings laid in between each panel to offer security which will help prevent the fence from blowing over or being ruined in high winds. Garden fencing sections are generally made of wood. The posts in between the panels are manufactured from either wood, stone, or concrete. More recently, fence panels have started to be made of heavily recycled and environmentally friendly composite materials such as recycled bamboo.