Fencing

While its value as an aspect of garden design is sometimes ignored, fencing is a key part of both the aesthetics and practicality of your garden. Garden fencing will likely differ between the front and rear of properties, with higher and more tough wood fencing generally being used in the rear garden, while the front of the property typically employs more compact and more ornamental fencing. Fencing for the front of the home tends to have a low height and large spaces between the wooden slats. Also, it is often coloured to improve its ornamental effect. Fencing in the back garden is generally used for privacy and to preserve the borders of a garden, as well as to keep pets or other small animals or wildlife either in or out. Because of this, these kinds of fences are about 6 feet high and use wooden slats without gaps in between. Because of the extra height, these fences often have concrete footings laid between each section to offer security and stop the fence from blowing over or being destroyed in high winds. Garden fencing panels are generally made of wood. The posts in between the sections are made from either wood, stone, or concrete. Recently, fence panels have started to be made from heavily recycled and environmentally friendly composite materials such as recycled bamboo.