Monday, May 24, 2010

Thwarted by fences

Remember this fence?  The one that defines the boundary between our properties but provides no privacy?


It was patched with chicken wire and chain link, I'm guessing to stop a dog from burrowing underneath it.


So in, oh, eleven thousand spots someone had attached the chain link with twisted bits of wire wrapped around screws in the fence.


This is a stupid way to secure a fence.

So I had to climb behind the shrubs (like the rhododendron) that had been planted *right next to the fence* and find all the places it was attached and untwist the wire so it would release.  I had this brilliant idea to cover this fence in bamboo screens to provide more privacy.  I bought one section and labored to squeeze it past the rhododendron and the bamboo.


Isn't it so private now?  I'm going to try adding a second layer of bamboo to see if that helps, but I'm not very confident it will.  WHY CAN NOTHING BE EASY?

1 comment:

  1. Shrubs. A tapestry of shrubs will give you more privacy, and a thick layer to help with sound, too. And, they don't require the replacement every 10 years or so when they rot. You can even pick bouquets from them throughout the year. Shrubs!

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