Fencing

While its significance as an element of garden design is sometimes neglected, fencing is a vital part of both the appearance and practicality of your garden. Garden fencing is likely to differ between the front and rear of properties, with higher and more solid timber fencing generally being installed in the rear garden, while the front of the home generally employs more compact and more ornamental fencing. Fencing for the front of the home tends to feature a low height and large spaces between the wooden slats. Additionally, it is often stained to improve its decorative effect. Fencing in the back garden is generally used for privacy and to maintain 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 types of fences are approximately 6 feet high and use wooden slats with no spaces in between. Due to the additional height, these fences commonly have concrete footings laid in between each panel to offer security and stopping the fence from blowing over or being ruined in poor weather. Garden fencing sections are generally constructed from wood. The posts in between the panels are produced from either timber, stone, or concrete. Recently, fence panels have started to be manufactured from heavily recycled and eco friendly composite materials such as recycled bamboo.