Fencing in England

While its importance as an aspect of garden design is often disregarded, fencing is a vital part of both the aesthetics and useability of your garden. Garden fencing will differ between the front and back of properties, with taller and more sturdy wood fencing generally being placed in the rear garden, while the front of the property often utilises smaller and more decorative fencing. Fencing for the front of the home tends to feature a low height and large spaces between the wooden slats. Also, it is often coloured to enhance its decorative effect. Fencing in the back garden is generally used for privacy and to preserve the borders of a garden, as well as to keep pets or other small animals or wildlife either in or out. Because of this, these varieties of fences are around 6 feet high and use wooden slats without gaps in between. Due to the increased height, these fences commonly have concrete footings laid between each section to offer security which will help prevent the fence from blowing over or being damaged in bad weather. Garden fencing panels are generally constructed from wood. The posts in between the panels are produced from either wood, stone, or concrete. More recently, fence panels have started to be manufactured from heavily recycled and eco friendly composite materials such as recycled bamboo.