Fencing in Battle

While its significance as an element of garden design is often 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 wooden fencing commonly being placed in the rear garden, while the front of the house often makes use of more compact and more attractive 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 painted to enhance its decorative effect. Fencing in the back garden is frequently used for privacy and to preserve 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 approximately 6 feet high and use wooden slats without spaces in between. Due to the increased height, these fences often have concrete footings laid between each panel to offer strength preventing 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 produced from either timber, stone, or concrete. Recently, fence panels have started to be manufactured from heavily recycled and sustainable composite materials such as recycled bamboo.