We need a fence in our back yard. There is a really nice white vinyl fence around the patio immediately behind our house, but the majority of our yard is wide open on one side and then fenced off with a sad excuse for chain link on the other.
We got estimates on chain link fence and decided against the $2-3000 we'd have to fork out. I just can't wait one more week though to have our backyard fenced off from the wild neighborhood monsters... I mean kids.
Here's what I came up with! I found arborvitae hedge type trees that grow super quick at our local Home Depot for around $12 each. They reach their full height of 15 feet in just 3-4 years! Four feet wide, placed closely together, they will provide an effective fence and also some shade.
We put in four of them last week and will be using some of our tax return today to get about 8 more. My sweet husband will be planting them, bless his strong heart! I am so excited to be helping the environment by planting tree and not investing in a fence that will someday be dug up and thrown away when it is no longer pretty. We will get our privacy and some nice shade for just a fraction of the cost of a traditional fence. Yes it will require a bit of patience, but I figure I'm making money during those years of waiting for the trees to grow by not having wasted money on the labor and supplies of an ugly chain link.
If you just take a minute to explore creative options, and are willing to do some work and exercise a little bit of patience, there are so many ways you can save your family's money!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment