Płot - dawniej i dziś

Inhabitants of the countryside can nowadays be divided into two very distinct groups: long standing farm owners and former citizens of big cities who have relocated in recent years. This migration caused by several factors, mostly financial, is linked with the rapid increase in city flat prices. Besides that, moving to the country has become a fashion, and living away from the city has been considered good style. These newcomers are comprised of people from all social and financial backgrounds. The coexistence of such diversified social groups has resulted in the new shape of a Polish village, especially in the vicinity of big agglomerations and tourist attraction spots. Along with the changes in appearance of the buildings, we can observe modifications in other elements of architecture. A rural path or street no longer resembles what we hold in our memories and imagination. Rustic wooden fences, overgrown with blossoming plants are a rarity now. What we mostly come across are fences with a capital 'F'. There is an observable new tendency to isolate individual households. Newly-mounted fences are becoming higher and higher and still more bulky. Another visible trend is implementing solutions epitomizing their proprietors' dreams of power, importance and good taste. In effect what we witness is great chaos and ugliness, which is very hard to control.