My simple ranch-style home was in desperate need of discipline. While my neighbors' property lines were neatly set off by picket fences and boxwood shrubs, mine lacked physical boundaries and seemed ...

In the July 1994 issue, Popular Mechanics published a timeless how-to on making your own picket fence. We've updated the approach since then, but many of the ideas, tactics, and tools remain the same ...

Robbie Cochran carries a black locust tree split rail to be added to the "snake rail fence" that he is building in front the the Old Stone House. Photo by Wayne Hinshaw, for the Salisbury Post GRANITE ...