Taking one for the team- the fence part I

This is how our house looked before our last project began. It looks pretty normal, but we have never liked the fence in this location.

 If you look at the middle right, you will see why the meter man didn't like the fence in this location. If you look at the middle left side of this picture, you will see one of the main reasons that I did not like the fence in this location. You can see that there are little trees growing there, but what you can't see are the tree roots from the giant pine tree that we cut down, and the poison ivy... Henry is very allergic to this evil plant, so in an effort to spare him the pain and suffering that it brings, I carefully (or so I thought) removed it myself. I did save him from getting it, but in doing so I subjected myself to it and its evil oils. I like to think that I took one for the team.








So here is the after version of our fence project.

My intention is to extend the flower bed/landscaping in the front so that it curves around the corner and in front of the fence. I'm planning to add a miniature weeping cherry in there somewhere. That will probably not happen until next spring. At some point, we will complete part II of our fence project. In that part, we will move the side of the fence over to the easement on the street and extend front of the fence to meet it. It will be nice to have a large private backyard, instead of a small backyard and a side yard that we don't use. I think that we will be getting a small bobcat to level the yard and create a terraced section at that time in order to get the biggest bang for our effort. So there you have it, our latest semi major project. ;)