The last front fence on our street came down about two or three years ago – I can't quite remember. Before that, a decent proportion of the front fences between properties were already getting ripped down. It made more sense to easily move between the yards & garden beds that neighbours were sharing, and most owners enjoyed the fact that it was one less thing that can break or fall over.

This year, I'll be using the vegetable beds in our front yard to focus on tomatoes and cucumbers. Leanne a few houses down is doing zucchini, and Gareth across the road is focusing on a range of herbs in his front yard. He already has a great rosemary bush that we all take from; he says he's going to plant another one. Noone will be able to get away from cooking minestrone, I guess!