Fencing

While its value as an element of garden design is sometimes neglected, fencing is an integral part of both the appearance and useability of your garden. Garden fencing will differ between the front and back of properties, with higher and more secure wood fencing usually being placed in the rear garden, while the front of the home typically employs 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. It is also often stained to improve its decorative effect. Fencing in the back garden is typically used for privacy and to preserve the boundaries of a garden, as well as to keep domestic pets or other small animals or wildlife either in or out. Because of this, these types of fences are roughly 6 feet high and use wooden slats with no spaces in between. Due to the increased height, these fences usually have concrete footings laid in between each panel to provide strength and prevent the fence from blowing over or being ruined in bad weather. Garden fencing panels are generally made of wood. The posts in between the sections are manufactured from either wood, stone, or concrete. More recently, fence panels have started to be constructed from heavily recycled and environmentally friendly composite materials such as recycled bamboo.