Good fences make good neighbors is an old adage with which I agree, but, I do not remember whose quote it is, possibly Mark Twain. Knowing just where ones space ends and another's' begins is a good piece of knowledge. As personal space exists in social situations reasonable space should be allotted to ones neighbor as well. To be confident with boundaries, which is a good thing, home owners should have an A-2 survey done on their property. Now one can erect a fence with the piece of mind that it is on their property only. Land is one of those things people take very seriously, and well they should.
Fences like people come in various styles, barbed wire, split rail, stockade, slump block, white picket etcetera, etcetera. I believe the best fences are natural dividers such as bushes or trees. Arborvitaes, white pines, ‘rockets' and all evergreens make excellent year round privacy partitions as well as greatly enhancing not only your properties beauty but curb appeal which translates into greater appreciation. How many times have we read the phrase "mature plantings" in a properties description? It is an attribute to be mature. As well, this style of fence is literally being green, the best for the environment which means the best for us - the ones who reside in the environment as well as providing shelter and food for birds and other small creatures. I prefer evergreens, being in Connecticut, for their all year privacy and no leaves to rake in the fall. Plant fences that live and grow; serenity and nature will come to you.
Regards,
ed Peterson, Broker
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