Fencing in Garve

Although its importance as an element of garden design is often ignored, fencing is a key part of both the aesthetics and functionality of your garden. Garden fencing is likely to differ between the front and rear of properties, with higher and more solid wood fencing generally being placed in the rear garden, while the front of the house usually employs smaller sized and more decorative fencing. Fencing for the front of the home tends to feature a low height and large spaces between the wooden slats. Additionally, it is often painted to improve its decorative effect. Fencing in the back garden is generally 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. Because of this, these styles of fences are about 6 feet high and use wooden slats with no spaces in between. Because of the additional height, these fences commonly have concrete footings laid between each section to offer stability preventing the fence from blowing over or being broken in bad weather. Garden fencing panels are generally constructed from wood. The posts in between the sections are made from either wood, stone, or concrete. Recently, fence panels have started to be made of heavily recycled and environmentally friendly composite materials such as recycled bamboo.