# Planting a lavender fence line is way more exhausting than it sounds **URL:** \ **Category:** Cleveland\ **Tags:** fencing\ **Created:** [May 13, 2026, 8:34pm UTC](https://home.renovation.reviews/t/planting-a-lavender-fence-line-is-way-more-exhausting-than-it-sounds/47571 "2026-05-13T20:34:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Defizyn](https://home.renovation.reviews/user_avatar/home.renovation.reviews/defizyn/32/12468_2.png) [@Defizyn](https://home.renovation.reviews/u/Defizyn)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2026, 8:34pm UTC](https://home.renovation.reviews/t/planting-a-lavender-fence-line-is-way-more-exhausting-than-it-sounds/47571/1 "2026-05-13T20:34:20Z")
![1000147192](https://renovation-reviews.storage.googleapis.com/original/2X/7/7d8784c257176c9a6f0c0aaa78e508dd2ab4e6a4.jpeg) Ripping out a rusty, old chain link border seemed like a brilliant idea until the actual manual labor started. The vision was a clean, premium looking natural fence line made of lavender bushes that would smell great and add a bit of privacy around the property. Instead, the whole thing turned into a brutal weekend of endless digging and total physical exhaustion. The pure scale of the project is what completely broke me. You can’t just dig a few small holes if you want a dense, solid privacy screen; you have to dig a continuous trench along the entire perimeter of the yard. The dirt out there is mostly rock hard clay and tangled grass roots, so my back was absolutely screaming after the first ten feet. I spent hours swinging a heavy pickaxe just to break up the ground so the new roots could actually breathe. Then came the soil drainage nightmare. Lavender completely hates wet feet and will rot into mush if water pools around the roots. To fix it, I had to haul about fifteen heavy bags of coarse sand and gravel from the hardware store just to mix into the soil by hand. Doing that kind of heavy shoveling in the direct midday sun left my palms covered in raw blisters. By the time I finally got all forty individual plants into the dirt, I could barely stand up straight. I was totally covered in mud, drenched in sweat, and my knees were completely bruised from kneeling on the rough stones all day. If anyone is planning to plant a natural hedge or a long property border, do yourself a favor and rent a motorized tiller if your dirt is hard. Also, buy a thick foam knee pad because your joints will thank you later. I am completely sore today, but looking out the window and seeing a neat, green border instead of an ugly metal fence makes the misery worth it. ---
**Author:** ![Abdul\_Rahman](https://home.renovation.reviews/user_avatar/home.renovation.reviews/abdul_rahman/32/832_2.png) [@Abdul\_Rahman](https://home.renovation.reviews/u/Abdul_Rahman)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2026, 5:29am UTC](https://home.renovation.reviews/t/planting-a-lavender-fence-line-is-way-more-exhausting-than-it-sounds/47571/3 "2026-05-14T05:29:07Z")
Good news is the lavender fence is planted now and you have time to rest ---
**Author:** ![Marz0\_1](https://home.renovation.reviews/user_avatar/home.renovation.reviews/marz0_1/32/15056_2.png) [@Marz0\_1](https://home.renovation.reviews/u/Marz0_1)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2026, 5:38am UTC](https://home.renovation.reviews/t/planting-a-lavender-fence-line-is-way-more-exhausting-than-it-sounds/47571/4 "2026-05-14T05:38:34Z")
Lavender fence wire are great not just because of the protection also because of the fantastic smell ---
**Author:** ![Trent](https://home.renovation.reviews/user_avatar/home.renovation.reviews/trent/32/15133_2.png) [@Trent](https://home.renovation.reviews/u/Trent)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2026, 5:43am UTC](https://home.renovation.reviews/t/planting-a-lavender-fence-line-is-way-more-exhausting-than-it-sounds/47571/5 "2026-05-14T05:43:57Z")
That sounds like an exhausting project, but also a really rewarding transformation. Natural borders like lavender hedges often look effortless once finished, but the digging, soil preparation, and drainage work behind them is seriously demanding. The result sounds much more inviting and peaceful than the old chain link fence. ---
**Author:** ![Muller](https://home.renovation.reviews/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@Muller](https://home.renovation.reviews/u/Muller)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2026, 6:15am UTC](https://home.renovation.reviews/t/planting-a-lavender-fence-line-is-way-more-exhausting-than-it-sounds/47571/6 "2026-05-14T06:15:01Z")
I’ll always make sure to rent a motorized tiller if my dirt is hard, thanks for the heads up buddy ---
**Author:** ![Jonsnow](https://home.renovation.reviews/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/91b2a8/32.png) [@Jonsnow](https://home.renovation.reviews/u/Jonsnow)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2026, 7:15am UTC](https://home.renovation.reviews/t/planting-a-lavender-fence-line-is-way-more-exhausting-than-it-sounds/47571/7 "2026-05-14T07:15:05Z")
I will do well to take note, seems that i need to prepare before time, before i move to a house with lavender fence ---
**Author:** ![Yungstar](https://home.renovation.reviews/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/71c47a/32.png) [@Yungstar](https://home.renovation.reviews/u/Yungstar)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2026, 10:42am UTC](https://home.renovation.reviews/t/planting-a-lavender-fence-line-is-way-more-exhausting-than-it-sounds/47571/8 "2026-05-14T10:42:37Z")
I had no idea it was this stressful,good job buddy ---
**Author:** ![Joker](https://home.renovation.reviews/user_avatar/home.renovation.reviews/joker/32/14888_2.png) [@Joker](https://home.renovation.reviews/u/Joker)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2026, 2:59pm UTC](https://home.renovation.reviews/t/planting-a-lavender-fence-line-is-way-more-exhausting-than-it-sounds/47571/9 "2026-05-14T14:59:44Z")
The digging is usually the hardest part. Once you realize it’s not just holes but a full trench especially in hard clay it quickly turns into a physically draining job. ---
**Author:** ![Treasure](https://home.renovation.reviews/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/e36b37/32.png) [@Treasure](https://home.renovation.reviews/u/Treasure)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2026, 3:03pm UTC](https://home.renovation.reviews/t/planting-a-lavender-fence-line-is-way-more-exhausting-than-it-sounds/47571/10 "2026-05-14T15:03:29Z")
It is an exhausting project but thr end result worth it ---
**Author:** ![Johnson](https://home.renovation.reviews/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Johnson](https://home.renovation.reviews/u/Johnson)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2026, 3:06pm UTC](https://home.renovation.reviews/t/planting-a-lavender-fence-line-is-way-more-exhausting-than-it-sounds/47571/11 "2026-05-14T15:06:15Z")
It’s not just for protection the smell that it brings out is nice as well and to some as a beauty ---
**Author:** ![Paulinho](https://home.renovation.reviews/user_avatar/home.renovation.reviews/paulinho/32/14923_2.png) [@Paulinho](https://home.renovation.reviews/u/Paulinho)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2026, 7:26pm UTC](https://home.renovation.reviews/t/planting-a-lavender-fence-line-is-way-more-exhausting-than-it-sounds/47571/12 "2026-05-14T19:26:54Z")
That’s one of those projects that sounds like “just landscaping” until it turns into full-on excavation work. Hard clay + trenching is brutal—no shame in needing a tiller for that kind of perimeter job. ---
**Author:** ![MichaelRobert](https://home.renovation.reviews/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@MichaelRobert](https://home.renovation.reviews/u/MichaelRobert)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2026, 7:59pm UTC](https://home.renovation.reviews/t/planting-a-lavender-fence-line-is-way-more-exhausting-than-it-sounds/47571/13 "2026-05-14T19:59:26Z")
Honestly planting lavenders is a beautiful things and it makes the surrounding more nice