Fencing

While its importance as an aspect of garden design is often overlooked, fencing is a vital part of both the appearance and useability of your garden. Garden fencing will likely differ between the front and rear of properties, with higher and more substantial wood fencing generally being placed 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 have a low height and large gaps between the wooden slats. Also, it is often coloured to improve its ornamental effect. Fencing in the back garden is commonly used for privacy and to protect the boundaries of a garden, as well as to keep pets or other small animals or wildlife either in or out. For this reason, these kinds of fences are roughly 6 feet high and use wooden slats with no gaps in between. Because of the additional height, these fences generally have concrete footings laid in between each panel to offer security and prevent the fence from blowing over or being destroyed in high winds. Garden fencing panels are generally made of wood. The posts in between the sections are made from either wood, stone, or concrete. Recently, fence panels have started to be constructed from heavily recycled and sustainable composite materials such as recycled bamboo.