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beautiful & functional
TRELLIS
IDEAS
THE BEGINNER’S GARDEN
#1 A-FRAME TRELLIS
The A-frame trellis is a fun, sturdy,
and long-lasting vertical option for
many types of climbing plants. Best
used in ground beds, its design can be
adapted to raised beds as well.
Pros: Cons:
• Functional for a wide variety of • If utilizing crop rotation, require
climbing vegetables two people to move from season to
• When made with treated lumber, can season
last for 10+ years • Stringing the lines is time-consuming
• Growing plants can extend cool- • As shown, not the best option for a
season crops’ life as they provide raised bed, although the design can
shade be adapted
• When full of plants, it’s an eye- • May require a truck to transport the
catching centerpiece of the garden lumber
• Children love to play under it when
it’s full
• Easy to harvest underneath
Best for:
Pole Beans Cucumbers Climbing squash Climbing peas
Get the building plans here4
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#2 ARCH TRELLIS
The Arch trellis is a quick-to-assemble,
versatile, and beautiful option for both
ground beds and raised beds alike.
Pros: Cons:
• Only requires 4 T-posts, a cattle panel, • Takes two people to assemble
and zip ties • May require a truck to transport the
• Installation takes minutes cattle panel
• Can be used to connect two raised
beds
• With both vertical and horizontal
wires, all climbing plants can thrive
growing here
• Easy to disassemble and relocate if
necessary
• Easy harvesting
• Sturdy enough to handle larger fruits
Best for:
Pole Beans Cucumbers Climbing Grapes Indeterminate
squash tomatoes
Learn how to build one here4
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#3 VERTICAL CATTLE PANEL
A vertical cattle panel, secured by
T-posts, can provide support for a
variety of climbing crops.
Pros: Cons:
• Only requires T-posts, a cattle panel, • Takes two people to assemble
and zip ties • May require a truck to transport the
• Choose the height of the trellis based cattle panel
on the crop you plan to grow
• Great option for growing vertically in
straw bales
• Easily adjustable for use in different
places from season to season
• All-around option for ground beds,
raised beds, and even containers
Best for:
Indeterminate tomatoes Cucumbers Climbing squash
Pole beans Climbing peas Sweet potatoes
How to make a simple cattle panel trellis4
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#4 SMALL A-FRAME
For a quick vertical option to squeeze
more crops in the same space—
particularly suited for raised beds
—a small A-frame trellis is easy to
construct. The purpose isn’t necessarily
to give the climbing plant a trellis but
more to raise the climbing plant off the
ground to fit another crop underneath.
Pros: Cons:
• Requires smaller pieces of lumber, • Its small space provides limited uses
making it not necessary to own a truck • Larger, more vigorous climbing
to transport materials plants would dwarf this trellis quickly,
• Adjust the design based on your shading plants underneath too much
preferences and what materials you
have on hand
• Great option for raised beds
Best for:
Cucumbers Climbing peas Squash/zucchini
To design your own small A-frame trellis, measure the space you need it
to go—both in width and in height at the proper angle that you want. Cut
the lumber and screw the pieces together to make a frame. You can use
jute twine, bailing twine, old fencing, chicken wire, or other materials on
hand to fill in the center. Prop up the frame using more lumber and screw
the props to the frame.
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#5 PVC ARCH
For a smaller arch trellis, PVC pipe
and fencing can be affixed together
to create a small design with several,
though limited, functions.
Pros: Cons:
• Easy to construct • Its height makes moving underneath
• Limited materials needed—¾” PVC it a bit unwieldy (recommend to place
pipe, bendable fence like welded wire in an area that won’t get foot-traffic)
or rabbit fencing, (4) 1’ rebar posts, • Smaller design limits use to less
and zip ties vigorous climbers
• Attractive option to connect two • PVC isn’t as UV resistant as other
raised beds materials, though in my garden it has
• Can be used as a “playhouse” area lasted several years
Best for:
Cucumbers Climbing peas Small Sweet Runner beans
Watermelons potatoes
Measure the width of the fence. Place rebar stakes at the side you intend the
arch trellis to go, the width of the fence that you measured. Take one PVC pipe
and thread it over one rebar stake, determining the height and breadth of the
arch. If needed, cut the both PVC pipes to size. Cut fencing to the same length.
Place the second set of rebar stakes in their place and thread the other end of
the PVC pipes onto it. Finally, place the fence on PVC and affix with zip ties.
5#6 OBELISK
A centerpiece in a raised bed or ground
bed garden, an obelisk can be an
attractive way to grow a limited variety
of vertical vegetables or flowers.
Pros: Cons:
• Attractive aesthetic • Can take some building expertise to
• Can be built small or tall, depending get the angles right
on your space needs • Depending on the height, it can be
limited to what grows well on it
• May need to be staked with a t-posts
to prevent toppling by either large
vines or strong winds
Best for:
Container Peas Flowers that Semi- Pole beans
Cucumbers need support determinate
tomatoes
To build an Obelisk: My husband designed ours as he went, but the design
was similar to this one, though the one linked is taller than mine. Mine is
smaller because I used it in my elevated raised beds, but if I were to build
one for a regular raised bed or ground bed, I would like it taller to support
a wider variety of crops.
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