Fencing in Canonbie

Although its importance as an aspect of garden design is often overlooked, fencing is an integral part of both the aesthetics and practicality of your garden. Garden fencing will likely differ between the front and rear of properties, with taller and more substantial wood fencing usually being used in the rear garden, while the front of the house often employs smaller sized and more decorative 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 generally used for privacy and to maintain the borders of a garden, as well as to keep domestic pets or other small animals or wildlife either in or out. Due to this, these types of fences are around 6 feet high and use wooden slats without spaces in between. Due to the extra height, these fences often have concrete footings laid in between each panel to provide strength and stop the fence from blowing over or being destroyed in bad weather. Garden fencing panels are generally made of wood. The posts in between the sections are manufactured 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.