Fencing

Although its significance as an aspect of garden design is sometimes overlooked, fencing is a vital part of both the aesthetics and practicality of your garden. Garden fencing will differ between the front and back of properties, with taller and more strong wood fencing commonly being installed in the rear garden, while the front of the home generally makes use of more compact and more ornamental fencing. Fencing for the front of the home tends to have a low height and large gaps between the wooden slats. Also, it is often stained to enhance its decorative effect.Fencing in the back garden is commonly used for privacy and to maintain the borders of a garden, as well as to keep household pets or other small animals or wildlife either in or out. Because of this, these varieties of fences are approximately 6 feet high and use wooden slats with no gaps in between. Because of the added height, these fences typically have concrete footings laid between each panel to offer strength and stop the fence from blowing over or being ruined in bad weather.Garden fencing panels are generally made of wood. The posts in between the sections are produced from either wood, stone, or concrete. More recently, fence panels have started to be made from heavily recycled and eco friendly composite materials such as recycled bamboo.