Fencing in Castle Douglas

While its value as an element of garden design is sometimes overlooked, fencing is a key part of both the aesthetics and usefulness of your garden. Garden fencing will differ between the front and rear of properties, with higher and more strong wood fencing commonly being used in the rear garden, while the front of the property often features 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 improve its ornamental effect. Fencing in the back garden is frequently used for privacy and to protect the borders 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 approximately 6 feet high and use wooden slats with no gaps in between. Due to the additional height, these fences commonly have concrete footings laid in between each panel to provide security preventing the fence from blowing over or being damaged in poor weather. Garden fencing sections are generally made of wood. The posts in between the sections are produced from either wood, stone, or concrete. Recently, fence panels have started to be manufactured from heavily recycled and sustainable composite materials such as recycled bamboo.