If you do a search of the forum (there is a "search" function at the top of the forum page) for how to post pictures, you'll find a number of threads explaining how to do it. There is a Test Forum where you can practice before you try it here. Without seeing what you're talking about, or understanding why you might want to put sections of disconnected fencing in, it's hard to say if it would work or not. In general, you'd go all the way across but there might be some circumstances where a partial fence would be a reasonable solution to a problem. How to start, where to put it, how big to make it, and what to plant in it all depend on what your goal is for the garden. To look at? To putter in? If so, how much time do you want to spend puttering? To screen out something beyond it? To screen yourself from someone else? To create shade? A haven for birds or other wildlife? Should it be easy to care for? Look good in winter? Or summer/spring/fall only? Answer these questions for yourself first, and you should have a better idea of what you want it to be when it's done. If you aren't sure what you want, get yourself to the library and take out everything you can find on landscape design and gardening, and see what appeals to you to get you started. If you're overwhelmed by the prospect of doing your own design, and you want it to look good right away without a lot of trial and error, consider hiring a designer to get you started.

First of all, according to various people, you may want to reconsider keeping your catfish and pond fish together. I posted a link below - or you can do a search yourself on the subject. In our pond in Upstate NY (similar in zone to you), I remove all my tropical plants in early October. We cut back our hardy water lilies which are planted directly in the pond and drop to the bottom the other hardy plants. Our pond is 3 feet deep and approx. 3,000 gallons so the fish overwinter in the pond. I don't know what you should do with a pond that small. We purchased a plastic 100 gallon tub at Country Max for our tropical plants, and I think that would work well for your fish if you decide to bring them indoors. You would have to add a pump or air stone for aeration and something for filtration. My husband altered the "plug" with a faucet and we can drain it pretty easily with a garden hose into our basement sewer come spring. Here is a link that might be useful: catfish in a pond

we're in the same zone...although i'd venture to say it's a lot hotter and dryer here. i have volunteer tomatoes popping up here and there all over my garden... so i guess i'm saying you can direct sow. i'm betting that unless you have a heat mat and grow lights, you'd probably be better off direct sowing because the seeds will germinate faster outside in the garden than they will in the house. just be sure to keep the seeds moist as you would with indoor sowing. if you have enough seeds...why not try to direct sow one set and sow another set in a flat...and whomever wins the germination race gets to be planted in the garden? oh...and keep that son of yours out of the garden!!! what did he do anyway? over fertilize?

If someone just clicks on your name or your profile photo your idea books will be there right underneath the about you section. Also there will be a link for your idea books right underneath your banner. This is what your profile looks like to all of us: Hope this helps.