We wished for a front fence for several years. The Garden of
Nemesis would be prettier framed and maybe those who used our garden for a
cut-through to the alley would get the message that after eighty-some years
vacant, this city lot was now occupied. Despite the easy maintenance we didn’t
want plastic, heaven forbid. We wanted picket, but not straight and severe and
certainly not white. We bought fencing and my husband customized the pickets
according to his imagination.
POSTS ON GROUND AWAITING PLACEMENT
We finally built the fence in 2005.
THIS IS BEFORE THE FRONT YARD AND THE "ONE TREE GARDEN" WAS PLANTED
We were right in that it beautifully framed the garden and
the foot-traffic began to respect the boundary. Unfortunately, we assumed that
to make it secure, we should add cement to the holes; maybe in the Arizona
desert, but not in northern Illinois,
as it collects moisture and contributes to rot.
2006 BIRDS NEST TREE PLANTED INSIDE LIMESTONE
We had a lot of snow in 2010, and the speeding snowplows
threw the heavy wet mess against the fence, taking a section down. It was no
fun digging out the old cement. We made a new section.
SNOWPLOW DAMAGE 2010
In 2012, when the street was unexpectedly icy, a driver took
out another section. At least it wasn’t the same area. We have now corrected
our mistake and replaced all of the sections, sans cement.
NOVEMBER 2012
Once again, The Garden of Nemesis has her lovely frame.
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