24 best DIY garden trellis ideas & designs: build easy cucumber trellis, bean teepee, beautiful vine pergola, plant screen, & vegetable garden structures!
As a garden designer and plant lover, one of my favorite garden elements is the garden trellis. A plant trellis can add so much charm and functionality in a landscape design.
It offers supports for beautiful flowering or fruiting vines ( such as rose or cucumber trellis ), adds more growing area for small gardens and in raised beds, and helps to create attractive outdoor spaces such as arches, tunnels, gates, privacy screens, and beautiful walls and fences.
These 21 DIY-friendly garden trellis ideas and vertical growing structure projects will show you how to make a simple garden trellis, and create an abundant and beautiful garden!
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A couple of FAQs: “How tall should a trellis be?”
For smaller climbing plants such as cucumbers, bush (determinate) tomatoes, or peas, a 3′ to 4′ tall trellis is plenty. For taller plants such as indeterminate tomatoes, beans, and many green or flowering vines, you will want a trellis over 5′ tall, or an overhead arch or pergola which are at least 7′ tall.
1. Magical DIY bamboo bean teepees garden trellis
A teepee is a very easy to build garden structure. This easy DIY bean teepee is made of bamboo stakes and garden twine. A teepee trellis takes up very little storage when not in use. ( Source: Artful Parent )
2. Build a garden teepee cucumber trellis with branches
A garden teepee made of branches is a delightful retreat for all ages! You can also use it as a cucumber trellis. ( Source: Serendipity Life )
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