Trellis

A trellis is a garden hardscape, a long-lasting feature of your home's exterior that adds character and visual interest to your home and acts as a support structure for a variety of climbing vines, flowering plants like roses, and vegetables like peas and beans. Adding a trellis gives life to long expanses of plain, unadorned siding, adds shade to the side of your home, and enables you to garden vertically, using space that you didn't realize you had.

While tools and adornments for trellises vary, a basic trellis consists of four parts: Two long pieces of wood which serve as the frame and are "planted" into the ground; one piece of lattice placed between the two stakes of wood; and one cap or top frame that finishes the trellis. Although it's fairly easy to build, the size and unwieldy shape of a trellis can make it tricky, adding time to your installation project.

Wood choice is important, because of trellis' size. You want to make sure it won't warp and buckle in the elements. Redwood and Western Red Cedar are good, rot-resistant choices. Stainless steel hardware protects against rust and staining.

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