Fencing

Although its importance as an element of garden design is sometimes disregarded, fencing is an essential part of both the aesthetics and usefulness of your garden. Garden fencing will differ between the front and rear of properties, with taller and more strong wood fencing commonly being used in the rear garden, while the front of the home typically employs more compact and more decorative fencing. Fencing for the front of the home tends to have a low height and large gaps between the wooden slats. It is also often coloured to enhance 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 household pets or other small animals or wildlife either in or out. For this reason, these sorts of fences are approximately 6 feet high and use wooden slats without spaces in between. Because of the added height, these fences commonly have concrete footings laid in between each section to provide stability and stop the fence from blowing over or being destroyed in high winds. Garden fencing sections are generally constructed from wood. The posts in between the sections are manufactured from either wood, stone, or concrete. Recently, fence panels have started to be constructed from heavily recycled and environmentally friendly composite materials such as recycled bamboo.