On the Other Side of the Fence

If you were to walk past our house you'd see lilac bushes lining the privacy fence. However, you would miss what's on the other side of the fence.



I first saw this project in DIY Magazine and wanted something similar for our yard. Now, Alan's domain is the backyard - he does all the mowing, he tends to the garden, and he does all the exterior maintainence. He's very busy with outdoor stuff around our house during the summer and I didn't want to burden him with another project. So I did it myself (although I did have a little bit of help from Landon picking out the paint colors for the pots - he wanted pink! And the flowers - he wanted purple!). I spray painted the pots and I planted the impatiens. I even did all the measuring and the drilling, which would have been so easy for Alan to do because he's an engineer and he likes the precision and accuracy that these sorts of projects entail (not to mention, that I think he had some hesitation about relinquishing use of his power tools over to me!). And, now it's done and I can take pride in what I accomplished on the other side of the fence.