Trellis shapes for climbing plants and how to make them yourself
Any lover of agricultural work wishes to best equip the site so that it becomes beautiful and functional. A fitted trellis for climbing plants in the garden is a useful idea. This device becomes a support for sprawling rods, facilitates their maintenance and is a decorative element to maintain a presentable appearance of the site.
Description and purpose
The word "truss" has Italian roots and translates as "support" or "shoulder". This is a device (resembling a trellis) to support the stems of climbing plants. Loach-shaped cultures look magnificent, serve as a decoration for the garden. Buildings are used for:
- decoration of vertical surfaces;
- decorative gazebos;
- create green “walls”;
- divide the site into zones.
Climbing plants, lying vertically, feel better, because exposed to the sun's rays and well aired, they look healthy. Moisture does not linger on stems and leaves.
It is easier for a gardener to care for it, to remove yellowed and dead parts. One person can easily move between the rows without damaging the plants and the crop.
Experienced gardeners use climbing vegetation to hide unsightly places in their backyard - an old fence, crooked and unpainted walls. The combination of lush greenery, flowers with colorful trellises gives the dacha flavor. The decorative element is suitable for creating a green "fence", which will fence off the desired area in the garden from prying eyes.
Origin story
Historical documents contain information that vegetation climbing devices were first used in vineyards to strengthen the vines. And in the middle of the 19th century in England and France, tapestries became fashionable as decorative elements in the decoration of gardens. Then this innovation became popular in the Russian Empire. In the imperial gardens and the estates of the nobles close to the court there were constructions for roses, decorative grapes and hops.
And at the end of the 20th century, when landscape design became widespread in Russia, trellises became one of the elements of a well-groomed garden. These products are always in fashion, they are used for vertical gardening and decoration of sites. Gardeners buy designs or make them themselves.
Types of trellis
When choosing the type of structures for loach plants, the gardener should consider:
- The appearance of personal intrigue so that the trellis does not look like a foreign object on it.
- Durability, resistance of materials.
- Appearance of devices.
It is worth considering whether it is necessary to paint and embellish the decorative elements every season, or whether these operations are not necessary.
By material
The modern market offers a huge amount of building materials from which tapestries are made.
Plastic
The most demanded is plastic, in addition, in retail outlets there are already finished products that look like support pipes and mesh sections. These elements are fastened together with staples and dowels.The structures have a variety of shapes due to the fact that the plastic is flexible. But remember that trellises can collapse under the weight of wet plants.If a gardener wants to make a decorative element according to his project, then with the help of a blowtorch it can be easily made from plastic pipes.
TREE
If you want to make a wooden product, you need to choose the right breed:
- pine is considered a budget option, it is easy to process;
- larch does not give in to rotting, but it has a high cost;
- oak always looks elegant.
If you choose a different wood, you will have to make custom lattices and choose a workshop for the sale. It should be remembered that wooden structures crumble quite quickly.
metal alloys
The metal structures consist of:
- Forged objects. They are expensive, but they look very impressive.
- Grids. It is made of sturdy yarn. Suitable for grapes.
- Fittings. For vertical and horizontal parts, pipes of different sections are taken.
After installation, the product should be coated with silver paint so that it does not rust. Before choosing a material for a trellis, you need to study all its pros and cons.
Intentionally
The wooden climbers are available in two models. They depend on the method of fixing the main parts.
With a notch
Bars and slats are connected using cuts. These tapestries are stable, but the seam may start to rot due to high humidity.
consignment note
Aerial mounting is considered by masters to be simple and affordable. The wood retains its integrity and is not subject to destruction. But the lattice is less stable than in the first case.
Varieties of shapes
Trellis forms are different and depend on the taste and material capabilities of the gardener.
Edge
Adaptations in the form of squares (diagonal or rectilinear) are small for a species of loaches or expanses, dividing the site into sectors. These trellises are made from wooden slats, bars or plastic.
Triangle
Triangular decorative elements are created from any material. They are more suitable as decorations than as supports. This should be taken into account when decorating a site.
Rectangle
Rectangular devices are considered standard, more suitable for growing curly vegetables, since such structures are very stable.
Letter T
The T-shaped product consists of pillars reinforced with two inclined spacer bars. Then the supports are connected to the upper crossbar. They tie long threads to the ground, strings. Climbing plants will climb along them.
Trellis
The trellis device is created as a tent, hut, curb. Cells can be triangular, rectangular, square.
But it is not suitable for all plants.
L-shaped
The L-shaped structure is mainly used for growing cucumbers. The plants are arranged so that the vegetables can be quickly seen and picked up.
Camber
The lattice arch, interwoven with greenery, turns the entrance into another decoration.This remarkable design object should blend harmoniously into the existing style.
Use of improvised means
If the gardener does not have extra money, but wants to decorate the site, tapestries can be made with your own hands.
Underwire
The old lattice frame is inserted into the wooden frame. It turns out to be a support for climbing vegetation.
plastic pipe
Plastic pipes are often used for the trellises produced by us. This is because the material:
- has flexibility, lightness, strength;
- is cheap;
- can be purchased at any hardware store;
- it is easy to build the desired product from it using a soldering tool.
The only disadvantage of a PVC structure is that after a few years the pipes become unsightly. They must be ennobled.
Metal clamps
Metal clamps with a set screw will be needed to make a sturdy fixture. It will be able to contain a large number of ripe bunches or heavy climbing plants.
metal working tool
They use a variety of measuring devices and tools to work with plastic, wood and metal.
Recommendations and manufacturing instructions
Before making the device, you should consider the following points:
- What are the dimensions of an adult plant. The larger its volume, the stronger and more reliable the frame should be.
- The strength of the product depends on the size of the cells. The larger they are, the less the stability of the structure.
- The optimal dimensions are about 10 cm, it is necessary to observe their uniformity over the entire surface of the trellis. The elements are fixed with small dowels or self-tapping screws.
- It is possible to combine small and large cells, but so that this does not affect the stability of the entire frame.
- Wood is considered a short-lived material. To increase the service life, the elements of the wooden structure are protected by special means: paints, oils, waxes and enamels based on components that create an elastic film. It is she who protects against all climatic factors.
- If you want to install the product separately, then it is stiffened with a support pillar.
The most important thing in the work is to make correct measurements and accurate calculations, to make an approximate design of the structure. Failure to comply with these rules will lead to the fact that the product will be fragile and ugly. It will have to be done again.
Working examples
There are many options for placing the support, for example:
- The tapestry is located on any wall or fence, brightening up the look.
- The trellis divides the site into sectors or becomes a green “fence”.