Fencing

While its importance as an aspect of garden design is sometimes ignored, fencing is an essential part of both the appearance and functionality of your garden. Garden fencing is likely to differ between the front and back of properties, with taller and more tough wooden fencing generally being placed in the rear garden, while the front of the home usually utilises smaller sized and more attractive 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 painted to improve its decorative effect. Fencing in the back garden is often used for privacy and to protect 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 kinds of fences are about 6 feet high and use wooden slats without gaps in between. Because of the increased height, these fences generally have concrete footings laid in between each panel to offer strength and stop the fence from blowing over or being ruined in high winds. Garden fencing sections are generally made of wood. The posts in between the panels are manufactured from either wood, stone, or concrete. More recently, fence panels have started to be constructed from heavily recycled and sustainable composite materials such as recycled bamboo.