The wife’s picket fence is finally completed and just waiting for the morning glories and moon flowers to find their way up the arbors. The lot slopes so much that the front pickets are 39 inches and the back are 52. Trying to install the back arbor with the difference between the front and the back fence heights was a challenge since it looked off-balance. So I ended up designing a seat in the back for her to rest on between weeding and hoeing rows. The picket section behind it and the seat itself can both be removed to gain access to the garden from the back end if needed. She says the seat is her favorite feature. She will probably have potted plants, windchimes and all such nonsense hanging from or sitting on it before she’s finished. Here are the final pictures:






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22 comments so far
GMman
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posted 132 days ago
Very nice Tom do you have to use wire mesh around to keep you know what away and is it natural or you have a stain on it.
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GMman
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posted 132 days ago
The large round tank must be a rain water collector
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DAN
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posted 132 days ago
Great looking project. Looks very nice. Hope you enjoyed yourself making it.
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Kent Shepherd
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posted 132 days ago
Looks good. I hope my wife doen’t see it, she might want one.
Thanks for sharing, nice job
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Rj
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posted 132 days ago
Wow Tom I bet She just loves it . I can see alot of work went into this project .
Great Job!!
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ND2ELK
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posted 132 days ago
GMman
We had to put rabbit wire around the garden before I hung the picket sections. Otherwise the rabbits would have eaten everything in there. The deer will probably eat some of the corn they can reach but do not think they will jump the fence but time will tell. The automatic flood light scares them away most of the time.
All the wood is treated lumber and we are just going to let it weather because we want the rustic look. The next project I am being told is a 12’ X 12’ potting shed. My step son does construction and they are replacing 10 windows on a sun room and I can have the old windows.
The green drum is a composter. We put our grass clippings, garden waste, coffee grounds, egg shells in it and every two weeks we get two large wheel barrows full of compost.
-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa
pommy
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posted 132 days ago
Wow Tom
that is stunning and looks like you will be getting the benifits real soon friend
as for the deer shoot them for lunch
Andy
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spanky46
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posted 132 days ago
Great job Tom! I really like homemade vegetable soup!!!!! hint hint
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mtnwild
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posted 132 days ago
Really great!! Nice garden! Well done, what a pleasant place.
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ND2ELK
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posted 132 days ago
I cannot begin to tell you how pleased my wife is about her garden. She simply loves going out and working in her garden! When MaMa is happy, everybody is happy! I promised her a 12’ X 12’ garden shed next spring.
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pommy
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posted 132 days ago
Tom
you seen my shed i built for sandy my wife just make sure your wife can get all her garden tools in it ok lol….......
Andy
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BarryW
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posted 132 days ago
beautiful garden and I’m certain the gardener is as well…congratulations on your fence and arbors…
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againstthegrain
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posted 132 days ago
Unfortunately, my wife did see it. Add it to the list!! Well done! And happy Anniversary!!!
Anchul
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SCOTSMAN
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posted 132 days ago
Well done Tom you put me to shame we have dry stone walls around our property but I have a small fence needing replaced this will be done this year.Alistair
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Richard Williams
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posted 131 days ago
Between our desert jack rabbits that look as big as small kangaroos and the eat anything native birds here, there isin’t much left that I can taste for ourselves. Beautifully done my friend. Very nice.
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Karson
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posted 131 days ago
Very nice garden. and trellis and fence. And I’m sure that your payment will be vegatables and lots of love.
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Beginningwoodworker
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posted 131 days ago
Looks nice, I love your garden.
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lew
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posted 131 days ago
Awesome Project, Tom!
After looking at the previous post, I was wondering how you were going to keep the critters out. I see you have bunny proofed it with wire fencing.
Enjoy the veggies!!
sedcokid
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posted 131 days ago
Looks Teriffic!!
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bowyer
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posted 131 days ago
Excellent job Tom. Happy Anniversary to you and your Bride! Good luck on the shed. You will atleast have plenty of time to plan and give the Misses ample oportunity to make the need corrections.
Rick
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Splinterman
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posted 130 days ago
That turned out real nice Tom….....well done.
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shopmania
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posted 40 days ago
Looks Super! Is it a lot cheaper to make your own fence sections that it is to buy them, or is it just more fun? I was wondering.
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