Fencing

While its value as an aspect of garden design is sometimes disregarded, fencing is an integral part of both the appearance and usefulness of your garden. Garden fencing will likely differ between the front and rear of properties, with higher and more substantial wood fencing frequently being installed in the rear garden, while the front of the house often features more compact and more ornamental fencing. Fencing for the front of the home tends to feature a low height and large spaces between the wooden slats. It is also often stained to improve its decorative effect. Fencing in the back garden is frequently used for privacy and to protect the boundaries of a garden, as well as to keep household pets or other small animals or wildlife either in or out. For this reason, these types of fences are around 6 feet high and use wooden slats with no spaces in between. Because of the increased height, these fences typically have concrete footings laid in between each panel to offer security preventing the fence from blowing over or being broken in bad weather. Garden fencing sections are generally made of wood. The posts in between the sections are made from either timber, stone, or concrete. Recently, fence panels have started to be made from heavily recycled and environmentally friendly composite materials such as recycled bamboo.