THE BACK-YARD FENCE 



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To make the espalier shown at foot of page 47, plant 

 dwarf pear-trees, one at each post of the fence. The branches 

 are trained along wire stretched between the posts. There are 

 many ways of training branches for fence decoration — and it's a 

 fascinating work. 



In the fence at the top of opposite page the blankness is 

 relieved by connecting two fence-posts with a trellis, on which 

 a pretty hardy shrub can then be trained. The arches are 

 made by converting the clothes-posts into square posts, boxing 

 the corresponding fence-posts, and adding the arch. 



For the lower fence make a lattice of one-inch-wide strips 

 set far enough apart so that the squares are ten inches. Box 

 in the posts with eight-inch-wide boards, and place on top of 

 each a ten-inch-square board to serve as a finish. The lattice 

 and posts are painted green. This is a very satisfying and 

 very easy alteration. 



Some of us possess yards in which plants will not grow. 

 For such the fence shown above is a happy solution of the 

 garden problem. Gay boxes of flowers are placed between the 

 posts and ivy or other vines in the boxes on top. The tubs 

 and pots of flowers can be replaced as often as necessary. 



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