Moving Fences

After we pulled out all the plants, it was time to move the fence forward about 6 feet. 

The HH thought this was sort of crazy seeing how we plan on replacing the fence in the spring. But I told him we should do it anyway for two reasons:

1. It will help us to visualize the new {larger} garden space we’ll be planting in the spring.
2. It will quietly establish a new boundary and get people used to NOT walking their dogs 6 feet into the yard {which is what they’ve been doing forever because the fence was so far back}.

Not a fun project, but in the end we were both glad we moved the fence forward. 

One of the fence posts was encased in cement and the other two were rotted.

We had some leftover fence stain in the barn so I brushed a fresh coat on the entire fence. The fence looks much better than it did before. 😉

This is what the yard looked like after we pulled all the plants out.

And this is what the front yard looks like now after we’ve moved the fence forward 6 feet. It made a HUGE difference {space wise} don’t you think? 

See those stepping stones? 

I put those down as a visual border of where the new garden will come out too. Basically the entire front of the place will be grass and a large flower garden. Plus some vegetable plantings squeezed in, along with some new window boxes.

We have our work cut out for us, that’s for sure. The plan is to remove all the cement and asphalt in that area, grade the front and then install a simple brick walkway to the front door. 

It sounds like a lot of work {and it is} but I think it will be totally worth it in the end. 

Thank goodness winter is right around the corner. 😉 I think we’re both ready for a break. 

~Mavis