Every year I do a different landscaping project. Our house is about 22 years old so many of the out door landscaping needs a refresh. This particular area used to have a huge tree that lost it's leaves every couple months and a very ugly trellis. I'd already done a few temporary projects but now it was time for something permanent. A new fence and a fenced in garden with a concrete retaining wall. When I first started I didn't think it was as big as it was. I started in March and didn't end up finishing until the end of June. This of course didn't make the neighbor very happy as I finished the fence last.
The fence was last for a good reason. I had to get the posts in right away but I wanted to finish the garden in time to plant it. I also didn't realize it would take so long to stain all the fence pieces. Thankfully Kerry took on that task. The retaining wall is just split face block filled with concrete. Easy to install and should last a while. The gate should last a while as well since I did it with mortise and tenons and screws. Callie and Carter each have their own area and the rest is filled with raspberries, strawberries and rhubarb. Need to keep the rhubarb away from the dogs. The kids love going in and out of the little gate. The only remaining task is to stain the little fence. I'll let Kerry finish that.
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