We have an area we call the Shire. It is a garden/orchard area, it is really quite pretty with a small ornamental pond, lots of shade, flowering plants and trees, and of course apple trees. We also have some plums, pears and a wonderful cherry tree. We finally replaced the old picket fence that used to define this space. The old fence was nice, but some of the posts were rotting and sections were not exactly upright anymore. It had served its purpose and needed to be replaced. Below is the new entryway with arbor. We widened the gate opening so we could drive the lawnmower thru the gate. I still have some little details to complete on the arbor, but it’s 95% done.

In the next picture, the fence going off to the right from the corner post is new, there wasn’t a fence there before. We decided to fully enclose the Shire, it looks more defined and complete this way. And in the summer/fall we will let the geese loose into the Shire to cleanup the fallen apples. That is going to save our backs! Also, our new blueberry patch is just off the frame to the right.

We now have two large gate openings, and we were able to reuse the gates the previous owner built, which I think are very nice.

And finally, to the left, you can see the last section still to be replaced. Sometime in the next month or two.

Feels good to have most of this done!

Until next time,

Michael