My ‘sunflower fence’ cost $15 and added privacy to my yard – it was so easy and there are other benefits too
A GARDENER found an easy and aesthetically appealing way to add privacy to her yard.
She said all it took was $15 to buy some sunflowers.
Sabrina (@aspenackley) shared the gardening hack with over 2.2 million TikTok followers.
“We began fencing our yard when we moved in but couldn’t afford to plant cedars or a hedge for privacy at the time,” she explained.
Instead, the gardener turned to a much more visually appealing strategy.
“I planted a sunflower fence instead, this is a temporary solution for privacy planting and cost me maybe $15 to do,” she said.
“Sunflowers are so easy to grow and they offer a ton of benefits from edible seeds to food for pollinators.”
“By the second year, most of the plants had receded themselves so I barely had to plant any and had the most amazing display and coverage for the chain link fence.”
People took to the comments to share their thoughts on her hack.
“So pretty! Better than a privacy fence,” said one commenter.
“My husband planted sunflower seeds for his mom. 20 years later and they are still regrowing,” added another.
“100% and wouldn’t change it out later lol,” said a third.
“Omg this is brilliant,” said a fourth.
“You just gave me the best idea ever,” thanked a fifth.