I few more details on the plans that I posted above: The raised beds along the fence would be completely separate from the fence, I'm not talking about heaping dirt against the fence or anything like that lol! Just building raised beds 2' wide and placing them against the fence so I can grow vertically as much as possible. I have a 50' roll of black vinyl coated chain link fencing (part of it is used to enclose the current garden) and I plan to repurpose it by hanging it along the back fence so I can trellis peas, beans, tomatoes, melons, whatever. I have been reading that growing vertically is one way to get more out of a small space. Since I have two medium sized dogs and I have learned the hard way that regular garden fencing or poultry wire isn't really sturdy enough, I was planning to buy some hog panels, have them cut in half, and have those go along the front of the beds to keep everything out. Hog panels are 34" tall and the bars are close together at the bottom and gradually get further apart as they go up. Each half would weigh about 17 pounds, so I can lift a section off as needed to tend the garden, then put it back up when I'm done. The design I came up with has a 4' tall 4'x4' fence post between each bed, about 2' feet out from the existing fence posts. The end pieces of each raised bed will be screwed into it, and once the 1' tall beds are filled with dirt, it should be plenty sturdy enough to support these panels. I also intend to have a piece of 2"x4" going between each of these posts and the actual fence posts to lend greater stability to both, and that will be the only thing that connects the raised beds to the fence. I thought it would be best to keep them totally separate to allow the fence to be worked on or even replaced later if needed, without having to remove the beds. The center beds would need a different setup for keeping out the dogs and rabbits. I had in mind some kind of enclosure that goes around the perimeter, with a gate at the opening. Most likely I would use the same hog panel idea so I could access the beds from the outside or the inside, or I could opt to leave part of it in place and use it for a trellis. I have thought about even enclosing the whole thing with heavy plastic to create a greenhouse for winter, and I could also use it to suspend shade cloth since the sun is a bit too much here in Oklahoma in the summer and it actually gets hot enough that the tomatoes stop setting fruit. The only thing I don't like about this idea is that it is right in the middle of the yard (actually, two of them, one on each side) though the dogs would have a blast running around them. Aesthetically, I think the perimeter beds along the fence would be more attractive and open, even with the smaller island beds added. I would probably put just low covers on those and use those beds for low growing crops since I would have plenty of space to trellis the taller crops along the fence. Thank you for considering my ideas and if you have any feedback or suggestions for me, please let me know! Here is a link that might be useful:

Welcome to Gardenweb & congrats on your new house! Agreed, Cannas. You can move them any time, if desired. They have probably not been there very long, a year or two, or the barrel would be completely packed with them, they spread very quickly. For that reason, if you do move them, don't put them in a bed with other plants. The Cannas will run into, through, over the other plants. This is why they're so often seen alone, in the middle of mowed grass (and may be why they were put in the barrel.) It does look like there's space at the front where you could add something to trail over the front. Hummingbirds are attracted to the flowers, so please keep that in mind if you get involved with any garden chemicals. The little clover looks like it may be Oxalis stricta, which is a cute plant with cheery little yellow flowers, but makes massive amounts of seeds. So next year you will have massive amounts of that plant if you leave that growing, I'd pull it. There are other Oxalis that grow from bulbs that don't behave that way. If you can take a closer pic of it, someone might be able to tell for sure.

I did my deck in a tan color, with green railings and I love it. I like the way the railings kind of disappear into the green of nature behind them when I look out my windows. In fact, I liked that color so much I painted my shutters that color in the front of the house. But all the pics you showed above are quite handsome too. The job was part finished when I took this pic:

I was just going to say it looks a lot like spider mite or tomato russet mite damage to me (always have a hard time telling them apart as I think I usually get hit with both at the same time). Depending on what type of mites you have, spraying with neem oil or a soapy spray may or may not help...but it's worth a try, as, at least in my garden, they spread like wildfire once they show up unless you can get it under control or pull the offending plants, bag them up and dispose of them away from your other plants.