Me too, Beth. I'm inspired by the results at the Knepp Estate, where they began seeing new species of insects, butterflies, and birds. That would be really great.
We are so fortunate in our area of Ontario to have original 100+ year old cedar rail fences. These are either maintained by farmers or rebuilt by split rail fence builders (usually old farmers). Ours tend to be zig zag in style, running into a tripod holding structure, five rails high, or straight line rails running into a squarish structure on which the long rails rest. I'm so pleased to see cedar rails on your property too, and hope that one day you might be able to restore them.
Your cedar fences sounded so interesting, I had to do a bit of internet sleuthing to see what they look like. Very nice! The most common design here is post and rail, made of three or four parallel rails between two posts, usually in oak. Although we've removed a lot of our fencing, we've stored the rails for later use in both new fencing and other projects.
I can't wait to see what your pasture will look like in a couple of years.
Me too, Beth. I'm inspired by the results at the Knepp Estate, where they began seeing new species of insects, butterflies, and birds. That would be really great.
We are so fortunate in our area of Ontario to have original 100+ year old cedar rail fences. These are either maintained by farmers or rebuilt by split rail fence builders (usually old farmers). Ours tend to be zig zag in style, running into a tripod holding structure, five rails high, or straight line rails running into a squarish structure on which the long rails rest. I'm so pleased to see cedar rails on your property too, and hope that one day you might be able to restore them.
Your cedar fences sounded so interesting, I had to do a bit of internet sleuthing to see what they look like. Very nice! The most common design here is post and rail, made of three or four parallel rails between two posts, usually in oak. Although we've removed a lot of our fencing, we've stored the rails for later use in both new fencing and other projects.