Mmmmm…. cedar

We got a new fence yesterday! Due to the nature of our backyard layout (fences joined to neighbors’ on either side, and a deck that goes all the way to the fence on 2 sides), it was a little on the pricey side, but we needed it badly. Our old fence was falling apart, and I do mean that literally. Doc said that the construction crew didn’t need any tools to remove the old fence; they just pulled it out with their bare hands.

We chose not to have latticework across the top again, as it was an added expense. I’m fine with that; I didn’t really care for it in the first place, although Doc liked it quite a bit. You can get an idea of what it looked like here.

I plan to take out those stumpy shrubs, put in a gravelled path with sandstone flagstones, and plant monkey grass and caladiums here. It will be much nicer than the mud pit that it now is. The lovely shade tree above it tends to drop huge quantities of leaves here in the fall, so raking it out is an ongoing chore, and one that I have neglected for years, until now.

The weird little box shed is gone! It was a real waste of space and hard to use, so I’m glad we had it taken out. I think it was originally the spot for a previous owner’s jacuzzi, and a subsesquent owner had a little covering built over the hole, to use for storage. Click here for a photo of what it used to look like.

The new fence is nice and straight. Not only was the old fence wavy in a kind of seasick way as well as rotten all the way through, it had previously been repaired with silicon caulk. Yes, that’s right, a previous owner had “glued” pieces of wood back on with silicon caulk.

We put in a gate between our backyard and courtyard, for security and visual appeal. I love this gate!