Fencing

While its value as an aspect of garden design is often disregarded, fencing is a key part of both the aesthetics and usefulness of your garden. Garden fencing will likely differ between the front and back of properties, with taller and more strong timber fencing commonly being placed in the rear garden, while the front of the property generally makes use of smaller and more decorative fencing. Fencing for the front of the home tends to have a low height and large spaces between the wooden slats. It is also often coloured to enhance its ornamental effect. Fencing in the back garden is commonly used for privacy and to protect the borders of a garden, as well as to keep pets or other small animals or wildlife either in or out. For this reason, these styles of fences are roughly 6 feet high and use wooden slats without spaces in between. Due to the extra height, these fences often have concrete footings laid in between each section to provide stability and stopping the fence from blowing over or being ruined in bad weather. Garden fencing sections are generally constructed from wood. The posts in between the panels are made from either timber, stone, or concrete. Recently, fence panels have started to be made of heavily recycled and environmentally friendly composite materials such as recycled bamboo.