Fencing

While its value as an aspect of garden design is often overlooked, fencing is an essential part of both the appearance and functionality of your garden. Garden fencing tends to differ between the front and back of properties, with taller and more substantial timber fencing frequently being used in the rear garden, while the front of the property often utilises more compact and more attractive fencing. Fencing for the front of the home tends to feature a low height and large gaps between the wooden slats. Additionally, it is often painted to enhance its decorative 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 kinds of fences are about 6 feet high and use wooden slats without spaces in between. Because of the extra height, these fences usually have concrete footings laid between each panel to provide stability and stop the fence from blowing over or being destroyed in poor weather. Garden fencing sections are generally constructed from wood. The posts in between the sections are produced from either wood, stone, or concrete. More recently, fence panels have started to be manufactured from heavily recycled and environmentally friendly composite materials such as recycled bamboo.