I made a 12 ft natural privacy fence with garden center buys – it will only get better with age
A REAL estate agent has demonstrated how to upgrade an ordinary chain link with a 12-foot natural privacy fence.
She achieved her perfect backyard look with garden center buys and swore it would only get better with age.
Her original vision was mapped out on a scrap of paper but the finished result exceeded all her expectations.
Rachel Hanson (@rachelhansonhomes) has plenty of experience when it comes to house and backyard presentations.
Hailing from Minneapolis, she works in “real estate, home inspo, [and] fun.”
In this post, it was her outdoor space that was the subject of her attention, and she had ambitious plans.
“Do you love having a fenced yard but hate having a see-through chain link fence?” she asked her TikTok followers.
But Rachel had found a solution: “We created this privacy landscaping plan to solve that problem [and to] disguise the chain link fence,” she said.
She held aloft the sketch for the look and vibe she was aiming for.
First, a trip to a local retailer for some plants was in order: “Of course, my first stop is my favorite garden center Gertens,” she said.
The choice was wide but she soon found what she was looking for: “We chose emerald green arborvitae. They are supposed to stay green all year around.”
Even better, this variety would, in time, fill the space and eventually cover the area of the chain link.
“At maturity, they will be about 12-foot tall and four-foot-wide, which is perfect for a privacy screen.”
Next, she went looking for some floral coverage and found just what she wanted: “I headed over to the climbing vine section at Gertons and landed on these bright blue clematis.”
Once she was home the planting session could begin in earnest, with the addition of trellises “adding landscape edging for a clean look.”
With a final flourish, the young clematis was embedded along the privacy fence.
“I cannot wait to see how both plant varieties grow to fully fill in the space in our backyard,” she beamed, delighted with her project’s success.
“Already in love with how this project turned out. And it will only get better with age,” she said.
Among the commenters was a spokesperson from the garden center, Gertens. “So good, amazing choices,” they said.
Concluding the post was the remark from a follower who was impressed enough to adopt her ideas: “I love this and am 100 percent going to be stealing this idea.”