18 in a preferred embodiment the connector rod can be in the form of a picket in one embodiment end caps 21 fig1 a may be added to vertical members 18 for aesthetics and or prevent water from leaking into picket fence assembly 10 for these same reasons end caps 23 may be provided for horizontal members 14 and 16 or connector sleeves 20 additionally appropriately configured end caps may be used on the top and bottom ends of the pickets side openings 18 a of vertical support 18 may be positioned to receive two or more horizontal members wherein additional horizontal members may be provided to provide greater support or enhance picket locking further openings 18 a in vertical support members 18 may be provided and positioned such that the horizontal support members are aligned are offset from each other by about 90 degrees or alternately disposed fig2 a and 2b illustrate the components of one preferred embodiment of the presently disclosed picket fence assembly referring to fig2 a vertical picket 112 has a triangular configuration and cross section and defines a plurality of notches 124 horizontal member 114 includes openings 114 a only one is shown which has a shape which corresponds to the cross section or configuration of vertical picket 112 i e triangular when vertical picket 112 is positioned through longitudinally inserted openings 114 a of horizontal member 114 notches 124 are positioned and configured to align with openings 114 a such that when picket 112 is rotated about its longitudinal axis notches 124 engage a portion of.