And if it's a picket fence, your yard suddenly takes on a charm ... Our posts feature classic finials mounted on beveled post caps, and our gate has an elegant, curved top rail.

When compared to pine fencing material ... that could cost you significantly more money. However, cedar fences typically last ...

Which Home Depot wood fencing is best ... take a look at the Outdoor Essentials Cedar Picket Fence Panel Kit. There are fences made of metal, stone, wire and plastic — even invisible fences.

Every spring for the last 22 years, I’ve maintained a nearly forgotten part of Ontario heritage that’s still a working feature of the rural landscape where I live on Manitoulin Island.