![]() Ta-da! Now you have a complete cattle panel arch trellis. Once they’re in, zip-tie your T-posts to the cattle panel. ![]() ![]() We used six-foot T-posts and hammered them half-way into the ground. To make it sturdy, hammer in a T-post in the middle of each side, like this: A somewhat wobbly arch, but it’s still an arch. ![]() Push it up tightly against the stakes and make sure it looks good and is nice and even. The rest of it can then be walked up and fit into the second pair of stakes in the second bed. Then, put the first side of the panel down on the ground and push it against the first pair of stakes. Now put two more stakes where you want the other side to sit. Just reckon it will overlap your stakes on either side be a few inches to a foot or so. These two stakes need to be about 3′ apart, as your cattle panel is 50″ wide. We make ours 7′ across, as that fits perfectly from the center of one Grocery Row Garden bed, across the path, and then to the center of a second Grocery Row Garden bed.Īt the spot where you want each side to touch the ground, hammer in two stakes to brace your cattle panel. The base of the arch needs 7-8′ of width. Building a Hoop Style Cattle Panel Trellisįirst, pick your space for the trellis. It took a lot of time to cut all those sticks!īut cattle panels make really nice trellises. Step-by-step, here’s how you build a hoop trellis from a standard 16′ x 50″ cattle panel. In the third world cattle panels and T-posts were not available, so we had to use what we could find. We used sticks to make teepees, cut bamboo and wove it together, used an old bed frame, and stuck individual limbs in the ground as poles for yams to climb. In the past we’ve used many types of trellises, some of which worked better than others. When they passed away, I requested to inherit the panels lest they end up in the trash, and have been using them every year in my own garden over twenty years later. “To emphasize your point on these things lasting forever: As a kid in the 90s every summer I’d help my grandparents in the garden, cattle panel trellises absolutely laden with cucumbers and tomatoes. Add these excellent examples to your vision board and get ready for your garden to bloom.Earlier this week we posted a video on making a cattle panel trellis hoop over two garden beds, greatly increasing the potential growing space.Ĭattle panels are sturdy once placed properly – and they last a long, long time! While some are prime for towering tomato plants, other trellises are best-suited for climbing, flowering vines, like climbing hydrangea, wisteria, and sky-seeking roses.įrom structural trellises that help your veggies and vines grow tall and proud, to flowered outdoor arches and arbors, we’ve collected our favorite ways to turn out a trellis in the garden. ![]() First you’ve got to get the infrastructure in place, and then it's time to set the stage with the right blooms. When daydreaming about how a trellis can elevate your garden, keep in mind that creating the right look is a two step process. These landscaping stars are multi-purposed in our backyards depending on what type you use: They can help stabilize tall-growing plants and create uniquely whimsical sanctuaries right smack dab in the middle of the garden. A Southern garden is a thing of beauty, especially when there’s a trellis or two involved. ![]()
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