Garden Trellis DIY
Learn how to build a stunning garden trellis! Add both beauty and privacy to your yard. It is an easy and inexpensive way to hide ugly areas and add value to your home with curb appeal.
Check out my super easy tutorial on lantern making HERE.🌼
As I look out my office window I see this beautiful garden trellis, but it has not always been a beautiful view. When I started my search for a ready-made garden screen trellis none of them were large enough and the prices were over budget. I found one at Lowe's, but it was only 6 feet 9 inches wide priced at $289.00 and I needed 3 of them so that would have been $867. If I was going to have a trellis I had to make it so I draw up a plan and went lumber shopping to see if I could make it for less. It cost $322.00 to make so loaded up my truck and the Garden Trellis DIY project was underway.
Before garden trellis:
My view before the trellis was uninspiring and downright ugly. I wanted something really amazing and inspiring. I had been thinking about doing something for a few years and I never put it at the top of my to-do list until now.
I thought I would just replace this old rotten fence with the garden screen trellis, but as you can see the unsightly storage including trash cans would be exposed. So I went back to planning the fence/trellis. I had to replace the privacy fence to hide my neighbor's trash and storage it was not the look I wanted, but I could live with it.
After cutting your lumber use a flat surface and start assembling the trellis according to the downloadable instructions.
Before going any further check the diagonal measurements to make sure they are the same.
Attaching the bottom back board (do the same for the top). See the printout for more instructions.
Grab your free Garden Screen Trellis plans by filling out the form HERE!
I choose some jasmine to climb and two cone shaped bushes. After planting those I planted moon flower and morning glory seeds between the jasmine so it would fill in the trellis this summer with flowers and greenery.
Adding Special Details:
I really liked how it turned out, but I could only enjoy it during the day and I wanted to see it at night too, so what could I do? I thought of making some lanterns using our famous lantern pattern and adding solar light inside them. I love the cracked shadow pattern these solar globes make.
Beautiful nighttime view!
The vines and the wood trellis are a great look instead of that old rotting fence that was in its place. This trellis also adds value to our home.
From an unsightly view to a magical view in less than a day of work. Read the full post HERE!
Please note all wood is pressure treated
Planter:
The garden trellis screen looked great, but I wanted to add some more details. A hanging planter was what I decided to add to both ends with simple brackets.
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Thank you so much for your kind comment. I hope you will them too.
Kippi
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Wow Kippi, this is such a beautiful trellis fence and I will be looking into whether I can incorporate it in my own yard, which I think I can, it is so beautiful, and I kind of think it has an asian feel to it, which is great since I am half Japanese. Thanks again.
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Thank you so much for your visit. I hope you enjoy your trellis too.
Hugs,
Kippi
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Is there a solid piece of wood behind some of it I don’t see that in the instructions anywhere
I TOTALLY LOVE THIS IDEA OF YOURS!!! IT WILL BE A LIFE SAVER FOR MY MARRIAGE TOO!
I sure do know what it's like looking at an eyesore and knowing 'they won't do anything to improve it.' (the people living there. Doesn't bother them.) So, I'VE GOT TO!! It seems to be no matter where we live or move to, the person next to us always turns into the worst house on the block! Whether they're there first or move in after we do. I know there's a curse on me somewhere in the world!
My husband plans on retiring next year and the kids are grown and gone so we haven't decided to downsize by moving or to stay here. If we stay I'm absolutely going to do your trellis project in our front yard that's on a downhill slope. That is why your design is so perfect! It's a step down design that I can surely accomplish all the way down to the mailboxes! It will replace the 3 tarps I had to put up on the 3 ft cyclone fence to protect my hydrangea shrubs from the heat damage on the hot south side of the house which replaced the torn down wooden fence that had been there when I planted my shade lovers. The best part of your printed idea is that I didn't have to do a hair tearing out 10 year search for the idea and answer to my 'what am I going to do to make it look good'?
So, THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
I do have a big question for you and I don't want to ruffle anybody up or anything BUT, how come some DIYer's when they print or video tape a project that they thought up say it's a 'DIY project' ? They inferr the 'labor part' of the project of doing it also, when in fact the video or pictures show a male friend, handyman or even a hired company person doing the labor part? I come to that conclusion because there's usually no picture of the author on the work site. It reminds me of watching and hearing Martha Stewart's how to's where shes at the beginning of a build, at the middle with a tool and then at the end where she's satisfied with the project and then tells the viewer's 'YES, I can do this so can YOU!
Does the 'DIY' statement mean you get credit for the whole project of 'doing it' even though it was the designing and paying for the costs?
I ask only because when I see a project written or video taped with a 'DIY' statement included, I'm thinking it will be something 'I' will be able to do by myself or with a husband for a little bit of help. It's a project I can read about and hopefully accomplish myself without going through the hassles of hiring a handyman or contractor.
In closing this over long question, I'm trying to figure out the 'Did I Do it Myself? Anyway, Your trellis TOTALLY ROCKS!! Excellent!!
Kippi, I am anxiously awaiting your promised blog post about the trellis and attached box planter that you mentioned. That sounds exactly like what I need to do, and I am very interested in seeing how you accomplished it. Thanks so much! I love this trellis!