Picket fence in the new strip flower bed

I had been watching the culled lumber rack at work, waiting for some piece of fencing to get thrown on the pile for discount so I could snatch them up, had a gal who works in that area keep an eye out for me too, finally, Linda said "I got just what you wanted" YIPPEEEEEEEEEE

 you can see near the bottom under the bird house one of those pieces is of the fence is cracked and broken, I used those green metal fence t-posts to see if I like it where I put it before we use lumber to secure it in there good - also I still don't have the grass removed in front of the fence to put gravel down, this will be the new parking overflow area, and the native dogwood cornus alternifolia Green Osier/Pagoda dogwood, well I just love it, when it blooms, it has lovely clusters of white flowers in late spring, as they ripen they turn from a stark white berry to a gorgeous "metallic" looking blue berry.

I like it, part of the reason why this fence is here is everyone thought that the front yard was ok to just drive up into and around the end of the house, or if we were on the new deck they would drive up there and park and talk to us from their vehicle, hmmm so without being rude to the neighbors, I decided to fix it this way and keep the peace HA I didn't want to hurt feelings

 mums are starting to come up in my fall planters

 I don't know who dug this one up, the dog or the cats?

 some planters I filled with some color, can't wait until they grow up and fill in and look pretty

 that herb planter hubby built me, got some pretties in it too

 the pond water lilies and things are starting to grow pretty too

 this little spot we put railroad ties around awhile back, have it all ready, this year I think I will put the sweet taters in there 

 Hosta are needing to be split and to the right of them are some little dogwood shrubs (Kelsey Dwarf Dogwood cornus sericea "Kelseyii" they were a spring special for $3.33 per gallon pot, I have 3 of them, but they are spreading and getting so big I will soon have to be moving them, and the little tree I put in right there with the rock at it's base, that is another dogwood I transplanted from the woods, the big curved trunk is also a dogwood that I feel is just about on it's last legs, I have trimmed it up and gotten rid of the old dead wood hoping to save it, but in case I can't then at least I have a new baby planted already

 hubby also got his way with the new front deck railing, there is his rope stretched all across the front, well it hangs a little bit but when it rains and gets wet, it stretches real tight and straight across LOL

(*yes Donna those are Christmas lights strung there still HA HA)

welcome little wrens, this was one of my grandmother's wren boxes, I just cleaned it all up and repaired the roof that has fallen off, will be putting out in tree soon as they absolutely love this type of nest box, so I make sure to keep one in my book of patterns for bird houses to make when I need to :)