Fencing

Although its importance as an aspect of garden design is sometimes ignored, fencing is an essential part of both the aesthetics and usefulness of your garden. Garden fencing is likely to differ between the front and back of properties, with taller and more secure wooden fencing generally being installed in the rear garden, while the front of the home generally makes use of smaller sized and more decorative fencing. Fencing for the front of the home tends to feature a low height and large gaps between the wooden slats. Also, it is often painted to enhance its ornamental effect. Fencing in the back garden is commonly used for privacy and to maintain 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 sorts of fences are roughly 6 feet high and use wooden slats without spaces in between. Due to the additional height, these fences usually have concrete footings laid between each panel to offer stability and stopping the fence from blowing over or being ruined in poor weather. Garden fencing sections are generally constructed from wood. The posts in between the panels are manufactured from either wood, stone, or concrete. More recently, fence panels have started to be made from heavily recycled and sustainable composite materials such as recycled bamboo.