In Colonial times, a mixture of lime and water protected the wood pickets and gave the fences their traditional white color. Getty Images Blame the Cold War for doing in the picket fence.

While white picket fences have become inextricably tied to the mid-20th century suburban vision of achieving the American dream of home ownership, the simple fences have been part of the American ...

In addition to wood picket fences, there are country-style split-rail fences, slightly more refined post-and-rail fences, lattice fences, and all kinds of ornamental wood fences. Wood fences vary ...

Kelley drama Picket Fences was about a dysfunctional small ... wanted to broadcast their prosperity by painting the wood white, as keeping it clean would require time and effort.