Trellis and Plant Supports

I thought ‘Trellis’ was the name of Humphrey Lyttelton’s correspondent of North Wales.  Then I realised it could be a square or a diamond shaped growing frame. Imagine my surprise when I saw it could be both (square and diamond not a correspondent and a frame). Am I bamboo-ed or bamboozled.

One of Mrs Trellis’s faux pas was to refer to Humph as if he were another media presenter as this quote shows “Dear Mr Titchmarsh, never let them tell you that size isn’t important. My aunt told me that, but then all my new wallpaper fell off.”

Garden Trellis

• Trellis is made from interwoven pieces of wood or bamboo that is often used to support climbing plants.
• There are many types of trellis for different places and for different plants, such as sweet peas, grapevines, ivy, and climbing roses.
• Concertina trellis will open up to form diamond shaped holes. Prefabricated trellis will be attached to uprights and cross members.
• Trellis can also refer to the structure made from interwoven wood pieces  attached to the roof or exterior walls of a house.
• Trellis could be made from metal.
• DIY trellis can be made from a lattice of tanalised wooden strips about 1″ wide

Trellis Shapes

• As trellis is now used as a decorative medium there are a variety of shapes and sizes available.
• Square and rectangular panels can also have curved arch shaped tops.
• Side panels may be used to surround an arbour.
• The top of fencing can be sculpted with a trellis shape.

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