Without it no residence can be properly protected, or regarded as complete. Its style and condition often indicate, unmistakably, the taste and habits of the owner.
Fences are paradoxical.
As structures they are simple, yet as architecture they are complex. Since fences encode social as well as physical meaning, they have a unique visual potency. There's an undeniable natural affinity between fences and plants. Indeed, throughout much of the world and for much of history, the ultimate in fencing has been the hedge. And the humble picket or rail fence has a long and honorable history as a backdrop or support for ornamental plantings and as a defender of gardens.