Fencing

Although its value as an element of garden design is sometimes ignored, fencing is a key part of both the appearance and useability of your garden. Garden fencing will differ between the front and rear of properties, with higher and more solid wood fencing commonly being installed in the rear garden, while the front of the house often employs smaller and more attractive fencing. Fencing for the front of the home tends to have a low height and large gaps between the wooden slats. It is also often coloured to improve its decorative effect. Fencing in the back garden is generally 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. For this reason, these kinds of fences are around 6 feet high and use wooden slats with no gaps in between. Due to the added height, these fences usually have concrete footings laid in between each section to provide security which will help prevent the fence from blowing over or being destroyed in bad weather. Garden fencing sections are generally made of wood. The posts in between the panels are manufactured from either wood, stone, or concrete. Recently, fence panels have started to be made of heavily recycled and eco friendly composite materials such as recycled bamboo.