My sweetheart recently shared a picture of a chair & flowers installation from the Hampton Court Flower Show on Facebook and got a flurry of comments from people who didn’t fancy a bonfire-sized pile of used and broken furniture in their garden. So I am opening with the caveat that I’m not expecting many of these to be ideas you might go on to use at home.
I was not sure whether to include these shark vs octopus pictures – they are so wonderfully distressed that you might not make them out on some screen sizes – but went for it as I love the artwork and am fascinated by octopuses. I am happy to credit the artist if anyone knows who it is.
My second design appears to feature creatures that are also wrestling, except that the mood, flowers, expressions and loving dedication to Little Rock (below) suggest a more peaceful co-existence might be envisaged. Your guess is as good as mine at what’s going on.
I shared a pink flamingo section from this fence some time ago. Together with some other creatures, these enlivened the backyard of the Moondog cafe & bakery in Key West.
These would not go down well in parts of Edinburgh, Scotland, where a pale pink door can provoke weeks of headline news.
I’m including a couple of close ups below so you can see the care lavished on Jane’s fence.
I’m sensing a few of you may be thinking ‘Only in America!’ but we have bursts of colour in the UK too.
This fence was not leaning, as it seems from my picture. I’m including it as ‘proof’ that colourful fences are bang on-trend, although I’m not totally convinced by these particular shades together – they strike me as being both bold and dull. But wouldn’t it be inconceivably boring were we all to like the same things (thinking of the much-maligned chair pile)?
My next three are not from the Hampton Court Flower Show but I won’t say they could never be. They feature recycling, after all.
Where is this headed? Never fear. My final selections are plain old, unaccessorized wood of various styles, to act as a cleansing of the imaginative palate and bring us all back down to earth.
Traditional-style, with larkspurs and a pretty garden seat…
angular and modern…
sinuous…
uneven…
functional (provided the nettles and brambles have been cleared)…
everyday… I trust by now you are well grounded?
I’ll bid farewell for today with a shot that interests me for its lines and contrasts of light and shade as much as for the pelican art.
As some readers may have guessed, this is a very late submission for Dawn Miller’s Lens-Artist’s Challenge: Fences.Â
Susan Rushton 
Such beautifully artistic fences. I’m so glad you shared these!
Thanks, Dawn. I’m glad you liked them.
Years ago when I was in grad school and rode the bus to campus there was a painted fence we’d go by. It was several lots long, all painted by kids from some nearby school…except for one section where the mural ended and then picked up at the next lot line. Apparently one homeowner wasn’t on board with the art.
That’s a funny story, but so human, with all our quirkinesses.
These are very interesting and colourful fences. Nice collection (Suzanne)
Thanks, Suzanne.
I waited till I could see them on the laptop rather than my phone. I wish I was more creative. I’d love a feature using glass bottles but I know it would just look decidedly amateur. And my husband tends more to wine boxes. Not quite the same!
I’m not that creative either! Amateur is the way to go with bottle tree art. You could always put out an appeal for empty wine bottles from your neighbours. The tricky bit is getting coloured ones.
I can imagine. It’s worth a try, though most of the folk I know use wine boxes.
What a colorful and unique look at fences Susan. True Art! The bottle fence sure is a create way of repurposing, and a good reason for a special bottle of wine. But I love the workmanship in the Jane Tucker fence. Quirky indeed across your post. Love it!!!
Jane’s fence seems to be one of the most popular.
Wish I had that creativity.
What a varied and (mostly) colourful selection – well worth the wait! I love the Key West ones and I’m so glad you decided to include the octopus wrestling a shark as it’s fantastic!
I’m happy you liked that one.
A fascinating collection, Susan
Thanks, Derrick.