Oh, silly us, thinking all was done and dusted,
and going on to the next step: The Landscaping.
Chuck Buryzek of BURYSEK TREE SERVICE,
who did all the clearing out in preparation for the fence,
stopped by to discuss our landscaping plans.
Chuck is over six feet tall, AND he recently had a fence installed,
so he removed a fence post cap - which, he advised us,
should all be glued down;
his weren't, and he chased all over the neighborhood
reclaiming his fence post caps after a mighty wind -
reached in and told us, "The runners aren't all screwed down!"
And if that wasn't enough bad news,
he also noted that the runners were't all meeting in the middle,
which meant that they would pull out after another mighty wind.
This long line of fencing, facing Toniwood Lane
is unprotected and would experience the brunt of any wind,
be it tropical storm, hurricane or, as we had a few days ago,
just the prelude to an extreme temperature change.
We have not yet paid the second half of our cost,
and Neal has told the company that we are withholding payment
until ALL the fence posts are rectified and brought up to our standard.
On Tuesday, 25 March, Neal's nephew, Noah,
will drive up from Riverview to take a photo of the inside
of every single fence post.
He is over six feet tall, so this should be safer
than having Neal go around with a step ladder on uneven ground.
Meanwhile, Chuck and I have agreed on the landscaping
for this part of the fence:
crape myrtle in a variety of shades of pink & purple . . .
. . . interspersed with bougainvillea,
also in a variety of shades of pink & purple . . .
I think these will show up nicely against the white fence,
and give that part of the fence a more formal/minimalist look,
compared to the overgrown (and then dying)
bushes that had been there for years.
Even oak trees had begun growing in the bushes,
making that side of the fence even more unkempt.
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