Fencing

Although its value as an element of garden design is often ignored, fencing is an integral part of both the aesthetics and useability of your garden. Garden fencing will likely differ between the front and rear of properties, with taller and more secure wood fencing typically being installed in the rear garden, while the front of the home usually utilises more compact and more ornamental fencing. Fencing for the front of the home tends to feature a low height and large gaps between the wooden slats. It is also often coloured to improve its ornamental effect. Fencing in the back garden is generally used for privacy and to preserve the borders of a garden, as well as to keep household pets or other small animals or wildlife either in or out. Because of this, these styles of fences are approximately 6 feet high and use wooden slats with no spaces in between. Due to the increased height, these fences commonly have concrete footings laid between each panel to offer strength and stopping the fence from blowing over or being destroyed in bad weather. Garden fencing panels are generally made of wood. The posts in between the panels are produced from either wood, stone, or concrete. Recently, fence panels have started to be made from heavily recycled and sustainable composite materials such as recycled bamboo.