Fences... could it be done?

I had a dream about our house last night and this is what I saw in it, don't know if it's a feasible idea or not but hey.

Both sides of the house had a white picket fence, about knee high or so, running partially down them in the middle. The North side had the bittersweet arbor placed at the head of it by the hosta garden / snowberries, drawing one back towards the backyard with gardens along the fence (facing South, these would be partial shade.) The South side curved a little between the bulbs in the front circle and the rose garden, and created a border for a lovely brick or stone path that led from the driveway along the side, past the roses, past the cottage garden to the garage door, past the lilac and snowberry and perennial garden, to the veggies and backyard. It bordered an area entirely of path and gardens, no grass! All with South exposure too. It was gorgeous! I wonder if it would work.