A Swell Fencing and Privacy Screen Idea

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While in St. Lucia I was given a tour of Jade Mountain eco resort. I’ll save the interesting gardening and botanical design features for another day; however, take a look at this simple, yet elegant fencing or privacy screen idea. We found this in the parking lot of all places. When you’re the #1 resort in the Caribbean, you leave no detail or corner unaccounted for.

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Here’s a close up on the construction to give you a better idea of how it is put together. I have no idea what kind of wood they are using here but I’d imagine you could find some long, flexible strips in an affordable material that would work. It looks a bit labor-intensive with such thin strips, so a nail gun would be necessary to make easier work of it.

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The hanging basket combination, a staghorn fern and some kind of caladium(?) is pretty cool too.

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Turmeric (Curcuma longa)

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It’s in the ginger family. It’s amazingly bright and dyed my fingers when I grated it. Despite a thorough scrubbing, I looked like a hardcore smoker for a few days afterward.

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