Garden Fence

Okay, so we're poor, yeah? We're currently working on installing (ourselves, one by one) a privacy fence in the backyard. Something that we've always wanted to do for safety, etc (stray dogs + kids = ya know) but, since we've had the pups we recognize the need for one NOW! Having said all of that, I planted a garden (veggies - nothing fancy, just what I can find cheap) and if those dogs get into that garden I will lose grip! Well, we can barely afford the privacy fence sections so I thought maybe I could make one myself. It doesn't have to be fancy, just sufficient. It doesn't even have to match. I thought about collecting stray sections of picket fencing here and there, but even the junk stores want 20-30 dollars for one section and you can buy one new for that price. PPPLLLTTTHH!

So, I've found pieces of wood and other things that I think I can use and just started piecing things together. I need about 60 feet of fence and this is what I've come up with so far:




Here's my garden... 15x15



This is my first section: Isn't it cute? I used 2x4's from an old skid and old scrap wood, then put scrap pieces of wood on them.

My baby's really playing the part. We call this: "Man in deep thought..." LOL!
And how cute is this? I used a candle holder that I couldn't sell in a yard sale for the past 3 years!... and put the little flowers that the kids planted in it.

Here's another piece:

This is probably my favorite so far. You may not be able to see it but, there's a little blue metal basket hanging on the left, I'll probably put some fake or dried flowers in. There's a Coca-Cola sign I never did anything with, a gourd bird house in the middle on the bottom (I have 3 more of these that I'll probably use). That blue piece of wood cut at an angle was leftover wood that we used for a shelf. The red thing is an old license plate...

This is my final piece: I was so glad. All of this took maybe 5 hours from start to finish. We've got about 15' of fence so far and still have more wood leftover to get about 10 more feet or so. Using things like shutters or scrap wood really helps to take up fence space. When I get the whole thing done I'll take better pictures and post them. (My camera's lense failed to survive the test that Talon put it through so I'm using my CAMERA PHONE! HA)
You see, nothing fancy. And I've been able to put old things I have around the house on them. That level was André's dad's and is probably about 40 years old! Oh, well. I like it!

And by the by, don't my Spirea shrubs look gorgeous dahling?!

They're so pretty cascading on the side of my house.
They're so soft, when you walk by them it feels like cold feathers brushing your skin. And the smell... AAHHHH. Simply heavenly. Subtle, yet sweet. MMmmm Perfect! Thank you Jehovah!