Over the weekend, after we plotted how to tackle our crumbling front porch, my dad agreed to remove our old wire fence at the back of our lot.
In November, our back neighbors ripped out some dead trees/bushes and replaced them with this ugly yellowish screening fence. Obviously, the wire fence was kind of useless and outdated anyway, but the fence redundancy was beginning to get to me.
On its own, the wire fence was kind of charming. I think it would be cool if I happened upon it on a hike in the woods or on an old farm. But in our backyard, not so much. It was completely unsafe: rusty, splintered and with bits of wire and nails sticking straight out at toddler eye level. It had to go.
My dad made quick work of taking out the fence, while I supervised. Most of the posts were rotted and came out with little effort. The last two put up more of a fight. One was wiggly, but took the strength of a pick-up truck to unwedge.
The last one seems to be as strong as the day it was put in and is not even a little wobbly, so we opted to leave it. My plan is to plant some sort of screening plants in front of the fence, so it will probably be hidden. Or I might paint it and pretend it’s sculpture. Haven’t decided yet.
Your right, it does have a sort of rustic chic thing going on, but I totally agree it’s not the best for a family yard. I’ve ordered juniper and cedar bushes–that is, if the snow ever recedes enough for us to see the ground. 🙂
Thanks, I think juniper or cedar are what the neighbors had before the fence. I’ll have to look into it. I wonder how tall they get. I’m thinking the taller the better.
Of course, it’s snowing again here today, so that squashes my motivation.