Fencing in Isles of Scilly

While its value as an element of garden design is sometimes overlooked, fencing is a vital part of both the aesthetics and practicality of your garden. Garden fencing tends to differ between the front and rear of properties, with higher and more strong wood fencing generally being installed in the rear garden, while the front of the home often employs more compact and more attractive fencing. Fencing for the front of the home tends to feature a low height and large gaps between the wooden slats. It is also often painted to improve its decorative effect. Fencing in the back garden is often used for privacy and to maintain the boundaries of a garden, as well as to keep pets or other small animals or wildlife either in or out. Because of this, these sorts of fences are roughly 6 feet high and use wooden slats without spaces in between. Because of the added height, these fences commonly have concrete footings laid between each panel to provide security preventing the fence from blowing over or being destroyed in high winds. Garden fencing panels are generally constructed from 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 environmentally friendly composite materials such as recycled bamboo.