Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Fall/Winter Projects , 1 by rcn48

rcn48 wrote:
Another Photoshop "project" and I need your opinion! Now that the steps are done I'm hopefully going to be tackling extending the bamboo fence to wrap all the way around the back of the pond and connect it to the arbor. It's only going to be a couple of feet tall, just enough to give the walkway a border and just high enough to discourage the dogs from charging down over the slope and into the field. They'll have to control themselves and use the steps like everyone else! So...here's where I need your opinion. I'm thinking about staining the risers and stringers of the steps, using clear poly on the treads and leave the arbor natural. I "painted" everything with Photoshop and added what I think the bamboo border will look like. I'm just nervous to actually start staining because I don't want the steps to look too 'busy', what do you think?