Inspired
2 ♥
Location
Mount Vernon, WA
Year Installed
2026
Contributor
Benji McKinney
Contractor
North Sound Fence Contractors
Industry
Residential
Cost Range
$$
Notes
Contributed by Benji
Web Link
Fence Link
Fence Material
Cedar
Fence Style
Privacy
Fence Color
Natural Wood
Fence Height
8 ft
Fence Features
Decorative Details, Double Gate
Description
There's a reason cedar remains the gold standard for a privacy fence, and this Mount Vernon installation shows it off in full bloom. Built from solid cedar boards in a warm, natural honey tone, the fence runs in one clean, gapless line down the garden's edge, every plank fitted snugly to the next for complete, seamless privacy. The finish work is impeccable: a smooth cap rail crowns the top in an unbroken horizontal line, framed posts with neat caps divide the run into well-proportioned bays, and a matching gate tucks so cleanly into the design it nearly disappears. But what truly makes this fence sing is its partnership with the planting in front of it—the calm, natural cedar acts as the perfect backdrop for a glorious row of blue and purple hydrangeas, their cool blooms popping vividly against the warm wood the way a painting pops against a well-chosen wall. Set in the lush green of the Pacific Northwest, with hostas and coral bells filling the bed below, it's a textbook example of fence and garden working as one: a handsome, private, beautifully crafted cedar boundary that doesn't just enclose the yard but elevates everything growing against it.