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Going Green in His Own Backyard
Ingenuity + Green = One Impressive Fence

Michael Wigle’s parents presented this recent design and architecture graduate with a real puzzle. They were looking to build a rather large privacy fence that was attractive, low maintenance, affordable and 8 feet high by 150 feet long. Anyone who’s ever put up a privacy fence knows that a fence that size isn’t going to come cheap. Michael accepted the formidable challenge and put his creativity to the test.

After some thinking, sketching and calling around, Michael located some recycled plastic lumber that was being liquidated by Akron’s Plastic Lumber Co. He took the boards in multiple colors, lengths and widths and came up with a creative solution that was less-toxic than pressure treated wood, that minimized waste and that allowed his family to “go green” for a fraction of the price. His message? Get creative, go green and save! Watch the video to see the results of his hard work and creativity, and hopefully it will inspire you to get creative in your own backyard! Michael can be reached at http://www.myspace.com/session23design

Interested in doing your own recycled or reclaimed yard project? Check out these local business that might be able to help: http://www.stonesalvage.com/, http://www.plasticlumber.com/.

Julie Cajigas is a Cleveland girl who grew up on the East & West Side and now lives near Akron – she’s got the whole town covered! Cajigas holds degrees in Communication & Music from Cleveland State University and is currently pursuing her Masters in Communication at CSU.

She is a professional freelance writer who occasionally writes in her blog in between gigs at http://www.inspiredfreelancer.com. Cajigas is also an avid musician and can be seen performing with the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus and as a violinist in the Allison Bencar band, http://www.myspace.com/allisonbencar.