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Furthermore, the untreated wood garden boxes experienced decay after one year, while treated boxes showed no deterioration. Can you use non-pressure-treated fence posts around the garden?

For the purposes of this story, call it a snake-rail fence, something that Robbie Cochran is building by himself along the road side of the Old Stone House, which will be 250 years old in 2016.