Fencing

While its value as an aspect of garden design is sometimes overlooked, fencing is an essential part of both the appearance and usefulness of your garden. Garden fencing will differ between the front and rear of properties, with higher and more substantial timber fencing usually being placed in the rear garden, while the front of the home usually makes use of smaller 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 enhance its decorative effect.Fencing in the back garden is frequently used for privacy and to preserve the boundaries of a garden, as well as to keep domestic pets or other small animals or wildlife either in or out. For this reason, these varieties of fences are about 6 feet high and use wooden slats without gaps in between. Due to the additional height, these fences generally have concrete footings laid between each panel to offer stability preventing the fence from blowing over or being ruined in high winds.Garden fencing panels are generally constructed from wood. The posts in between the panels are made 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.