The ugly

After coming home, I also had time to get rid of the ugly at the entrance.

Before

After

I think I need to do some serious pruning though, the area is overgrown with what once must have been ornamental bushes.
After removing the side handles that were almost rotten wood, the orange fence thingy just stood there with no support, investigation showed that it was held up by the vegetation that had crawled into it and behind it, using it as protection from prying eyes. Cutting it away revealed a mini jungle that was just about to start penetrating the soil under the water and gas pipes and the gas boxes.
We will be repainting the house in a couple of months anyway, so all these will probably be cut because they are in the way of scaffolding.