New Fences

Here is another part of the fence post, "Good fences make good neighbors." I had originally intended to showcase a privacy fence I really like at another house. But the picture thing just did not work out in time for the first post. I now have the picture, and thought I would put in our new 'old' split rail fence, along with our new privacy fence on the north side of our property as well. Sometimes it is better to break up the posts, as going short is not so difficult for me-truly!

The first picture shows our moved split rail fence. It was initially along the north side of our property, out front. Mr. Fix-it removed it, and I reinstalled it along the state highway which fronts our property on the eastern side. Installing fences in a straight and logical manner is not an easy feat, as I found out. This fence will soon be covered by the Eleangnus pungens, aka silverberry. Gardeners have a tendency to move things around quite a bit, though this fence was in its original place for about six years. Six years can be a long time in a the gardening world.

The next picture is of a favorite privacy fence I installed. Hand staining every single piece of this fence prior to building it was the truly hard part! But, staining a fence before installing it adds to the life of the fence. In this case I chose a sea foam green oil based stain because I knew it would weather well. I usually like hunter green in the landscape, but the sea foam seemed a better choice for this particular fence. The neighbors absolutely love it and there is not another fence in the neighborhood as nice.

I will prepare a post on our newly installed fence here in Woodlawn. Though we love our neighbors on this side of the yard, privacy is something we lacked and desired, hence the new privacy fence. Additionally, all 265 feet of this northern border of our property is lined with a very long and wide mixed border, the privacy fence is the perfect foil for the plants. More on it another time.

in the garden....