Fencing

While its value as an element of garden design is sometimes neglected, fencing is an essential part of both the aesthetics and usefulness of your garden. Garden fencing will differ between the front and back of properties, with higher and more sturdy wooden fencing usually being placed in the rear garden, while the front of the house generally employs smaller 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 enhance its ornamental effect. Fencing in the back garden is frequently used for privacy and to protect the boundaries of a garden, as well as to keep pets or other small animals or wildlife either in or out. Because of this, these sorts of fences are about 6 feet high and use wooden slats without spaces in between. Because of the extra height, these fences generally have concrete footings laid between each panel to offer security and prevent the fence from blowing over or being damaged in poor weather. Garden fencing panels are generally constructed from wood. The posts in between the panels are manufactured from either timber, stone, or concrete. Recently, fence panels have started to be constructed from heavily recycled and environmentally friendly composite materials such as recycled bamboo.