Fencing

While its value as an element of garden design is often disregarded, fencing is a vital part of both the appearance and functionality of your garden. Garden fencing is likely to differ between the front and back of properties, with higher and more solid wood fencing usually being installed in the rear garden, while the front of the house typically utilises smaller and more decorative 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 painted to improve its decorative effect. Fencing in the back garden is typically used for privacy and to maintain the boundaries of a garden, as well as to keep household pets or other small animals or wildlife either in or out. For this reason, these styles of fences are about 6 feet high and use wooden slats with no gaps in between. Because of the added height, these fences usually have concrete footings laid between each panel to provide stability and stopping the fence from blowing over or being ruined in bad weather. Garden fencing panels are generally constructed from wood. The posts in between the sections are made from either wood, stone, or concrete. Recently, fence panels have started to be made of heavily recycled and sustainable composite materials such as recycled bamboo.