Typical section of a picket fence

A simple, unpainted picket fence

Western Australian jarrah picket fence.

A picket fence is a variety of fence that has been used mostly for domestic boundaries. It is particularly popular in the United States, where the style has been used since the First Period, and remains popular in current times. Often the fence is painted white (or whitewashed) and made of wood, although modern versions may use plastic that resembles wood. The style is characterized as short with a tapered or pointed top on evenly spaced vertical boards, called pickets. Picket Fences is a 60-minute drama which initially ran from September 18, 1992 to June 26, 1996 on the CBS television network in the United States. ... Picket Fencing is slang for the chopping effect sometimes heard by cell phone users at the edge of a cells coverage area, or (more likely) by the landline user the to which cellphone is connected. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1700 KB) Summary Typical Western Australian jarrah picket fence (circa 1930s) with overhanging strelitzia, Fourth Avenue, Mount Lawley, Western Australia. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1700 KB) Summary Typical Western Australian jarrah picket fence (circa 1930s) with overhanging strelitzia, Fourth Avenue, Mount Lawley, Western Australia. ... Slogan or Nickname: Wildflower State or the Golden State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Ken Michael Premier Alan Carpenter (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 15  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2005-06)  - Product ($m)  $107,910 (4th)  - Product per capita  $53,134/person... Binomial name Eucalyptus marginata Donn ex Sm. ... A fence in Westtown Township, Pennsylvania. ... First Period is a designation in American architecture and design. ... For other uses, see Paint (disambiguation). ... This article is about the color. ... Whitewash, or calcimine, kalsomine, or calsomine is a type of inexpensive paint made from slaked lime (calcium hydroxide) and chalk (whiting). ... For other uses, see Wood (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Plastic (disambiguation). ...

The fence can be assembled from prefabricated sections, where the posts of each section are posted into the ground but the pickets or boards that make up the fence wall are not inserted into the ground.

A picket fence, ideally white, is seen by some as a symbol of the ideal middle-class suburban life, with a family, children, large house and peaceful living. This stems from the fact that houses in quiet, middle-class neighborhoods often have a picket fence around the garden.^[1] In recent years, some people have associated picket fences with what they regard as the more negative aspects of this lifestyle.^{[citation needed]} This article is about the socio-economic class from a global vantage point. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Suburb. ...

In popular culture

The words "picket fence" have been known to be applied to describe text where there are unnoticeable or no spaces between the words. Such texts are extremely common in old Latin, where there are no usage of spaces nor punctuation.^[2]

See also

• Temporary fencing

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Sources

1. ^ White Picket Fences
2. ^ Latin for Dummies