THE BACK-YARD FENCE 



Don't let the back-yard fence spoil the effect of your pretty 

 garden. People have come to think it a necessary evil, but it 

 isn't; it can be reformed. There are dozens of ways of making 

 it over and here are some of the best and most inexpensive; 

 they cost brains and "gumption" rather than money, and 

 repay abundantly for the trouble and slight expense. 



The first "exhibit" is the common back-yard fence, about as 

 unpromising in appearance as can be imagined, yet typical of 

 those fences which worry hundreds of amateur gardeners in 

 America. Your fence may not be just like this one, but per- 

 haps the solution of your problem may be had through the 

 adaptation of the suggestions given in the subsequent illustra- 

 tions. 



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