The gate: well, that came last. Could not find anything I liked in that direction in any plans so I just sketched for a while until I come up with something and then made it. No since putting everything straight up and down, too boring, so angled the bottom boards and put the lattice on top. It's all for looks. Flat straight boards naild to flat straight supports is technically all any fence would need, but I have to look at it every day, so I like to put something into it. I did know the "doors" would be higher than the front and thus the "rise" on each side was in my plans and in place properly before the gates were even totally thought out. The gates have springs on the backs to bring them closed behind me when I go into the garden.

Keeps the dogs our of the garden real well. Cats, does not phase them. Horse has never been in there either. Real, real happy with this project. After the initial fence, the next year I added a "small" fence in front of that which now has mostly perennials and a few annuals planted in them. Again, matching style of staggered "picket" boards with the 45 degree corner cuts. Had to cut most of those as the pieces are short and it wouldn't make any sense to buy a whole board six or eight feet long for each foot long picket. Just a little extra time and effort here and there and the end result is great!

As you can see in the new fence photos, it was not ugly, but not the most beautiful look in the world. My wife wanted me to paint it. No way. Paint it once and every year or two your at it again. Within a year, the wood turned it natural gray and the look thereafter is very "old world" and I love it. See older fence photos below.