NOTE: The 2-by-4s for the sides of the trellis are 8 feet long so that 2 feet can be inserted into the ground. If you don't plan to secure your trellis in the ground, the sides can be shorter. This ...
This three-season planter box uses plastic containers or liners to keep moisture and dirt away from the wooden parts, meaning ...
When I purchased my home about five years ago, the exterior of my garage looked kind of bland. So I thought I would grow some morning glories and train them to climb a trellis attached to the garage.
Are there places in your garden where a fruiting wall, hedge or espalier could screen an unwanted view, provide some privacy or take advantage of scarce sun? They are more simply designed and ...
I find that one of the most rewarding things is to grow a vegetable garden. I’m going on my fourth year of growing a larger garden, but even when I lived in an apartment and a home that had little ...
Sooner or later, most gardeners run out of room. When the flowerbeds are full, there's really only one place to go, and that's up. Trellises and vines, especially flowering vines, give the garden a ...
Dear James: I looked at ladder trellises at my garden store, but they are too expensive. The design does not look complicated. If I try to copy and build one myself, what is the proper procedure to ...
Secret ingredient: trellis plays a vital role in the Boat Race garden Like the fictional Mrs Trellis of North Wales, whose opinionated and wrongly addressed letters always end up on BBC Radio 4’s ...