The picket fence is the jovial offspring of the bellicose palisade wall, a fence of tightly-space, sharpened pales that Colonists drove into the ground to fortify settlements. It has surged and waned in popularity since colonial times, but its clean lines have endured. Pickets are especially suited for garden areas because they provide a backdrop and a view beyond. Dan Vierria A welcoming sight Hollywood Park family turns front lawn into friendly, whimsical garden Trumpet vine trails up and over the porch, which has been resurfaced with terra cotta tiles. A whimsical patio garden carved out of front lawn has the neighbors talking in Hollywood Park.
People like to take walks in our neighborhood.
Folks will walk by and sometimes we'll chat. The patio is like an extension of our living room. The eye-catching entry patio of Woodcock and husband Mike Blankenship wasn't always an area to inspire friendly conversation. Originally uglier than a mudslide, the front yard was in dire need of horticultural renewal when the family moved in seven years ago. You had to come off the driveway to enter the house.