I DIYd my own plant privacy fence instead of forking out thousands to have one built – it looks better than a wooden one
A WOMAN who was sick of her garden being overlooked by nosey neighbours decided to take action and give herself some privacy.
The chain link fence separating the two plots of land was totally see through, which wasn’t ideal for Sabrina Pougnet.
Posting on Instagram, she explained why she decided to go the more natural route of planting sunflowers, rather than forking out for a wooden fence.
Sabrina noted that she’s been planting her sunflower privacy fence for a few years now, and starts growing them from seeds each spring.
“By now a lot of them reseed themselves, so I don’t have to start as many, but I still start some in trays and containers so I can pick which verities go where,” she explained.
Once the seeds have sprouted and grown a few inches tall she transfers them to the ground along the fence.
She just creates two rows of holes for the flowers to go into and adds some fresh soil.
“Water them once or twice a week to start, ideally in the warmer weather, and by August I have the most beautiful sunflower display,” the gardening whizz said.
To stop pests from eating the sunflowers over the summer Sabrina even has a cheap and cheerful trick up her sleeve.
She grates a bar of soap and sprinkles it over the roots soil, “this way has never failed me,” she said.
After sharing her DIY fence trick other gardening fans were amazed they hadn’t thought about doing the same thing.
One commented: “This is such a good idea, we just had a new fence installed and it’s exactly the same chain link fence!”
A second wrote: “Oh my goodness this is the solution I’ve been waiting for! Thank you.”
“This is so cool! I definitely want to try this. I have some growing accidentally from my bird seed,” another said.
And someone else quipped: “Great idea, and so pretty!”