A Rusty Bed Spring Becomes a Trellis

Finding Inspiration by Accident

It was time for me to either do something with this piece or give it away. But I couldn’t think of where in the garden we could actually use it.  

Where, oh where . . . 

Chris propped it in front of  our greenhouse just to get it out of the way.  

Voila! It was almost the perfect width for that space. And its vintage industrial look worked well with the greenhouse.  

Now it was officially no longer a bed spring. It was a trellis.

But we had to figure out a way to attach it to the greenhouse.

Attaching the Trellis to the Greenhouse

Our goals:

• Of course our number one priority was to not disfigure the greenhouse in the process of attaching the trellis. Impact on the greenhouse had to be minimal.
• The trellis should stand straight and be secure.
• And no potential for rust stains on anything. So the trellis shouldn’t actually come into contact with the greenhouse or  the bluestone pavers that were installed a couple of years ago.

The Solution

To keep the rust off of the pavers, Chris built a wooden frame around the bottom of the trellis.

Near the top, he used two L brackets to attach it to the greenhouse. And for this he only needed to drill three small holes into the greenhouse frame.

Now the trellis sits a couple of inches out from the greenhouse, but it is securely attached.

And it will be easy to remove if ever, in the future, we look at it and say, What were we thinking?

All Done!

I moved my potted mandevilla over to the trellis. I used plant clips to attach the vines without harming them. 

Now it looks as if the plant has been growing there all along.

In winter, the mandevilla will live inside the greenhouse, and I’ll have fun putting Christmas lights on the trellis.