Fencing

While its importance as an element of garden design is often neglected, fencing is an essential part of both the aesthetics and usefulness of your garden. Garden fencing tends to differ between the front and rear of properties, with taller and more secure timber fencing usually being used in the rear garden, while the front of the property usually employs smaller sized and more attractive fencing. Fencing for the front of the home tends to have a low height and large spaces between the wooden slats. Additionally, it is often coloured to enhance its ornamental effect. Fencing in the back garden is typically used for privacy and to maintain the boundaries of a garden, as well as to keep domestic pets or other small animals or wildlife either in or out. Due to this, these sorts of fences are around 6 feet high and use wooden slats without gaps in between. Because of the additional height, these fences often have concrete footings laid between each section to provide stability and prevent the fence from blowing over or being destroyed in bad weather. Garden fencing sections are generally made of wood. The posts in between the panels are manufactured from either timber, stone, or concrete. Recently, fence panels have started to be made from heavily recycled and sustainable composite materials such as recycled bamboo.