Trellis Ideal For Climbing Vines

Here’s an easy outdoor project for do-it-yourselfers of all skill levels, even those at the novice level. This latticework trellis beautifies the yard and garden and enhances a home’s overall look, yet it takes only a day or two to finish.

Trellises are ideal for climbing vines and roses, and when combined with plenty of greenery and an adjoining picket fence, they make a charming addition.

This arching arbor trellis stands about eight-feet-tall and can go over a backyard walkway, near a front entrance or along the side of the house. The framing is built from simple cuts of 2-by-3 redwood and 1-by-8 pine, and the latticework from ready-made redwood laths.

The arbor trellis project requires just seven basic steps: cut the wood to size, frame the sides, nail on the laths, build the archway piece (the “bonnet”), nail them together, plant the trellis in two 12-inch-deep trenches (no cement needed) and apply paint or stain.

The Arbor Trellis plan, No. 613, is $6.50 and includes step-by-step directions with 11 photos, a full-size traceable pattern for the bonnet and a complete shopping list and cutting schedule.

A plan featuring three simple trellis projects, No. 673, is $6.50. When finished, each one stands about six feet tall. Plans for a picket fence and nine other fence styles, No. 551, are also $6.50. A catalog picturing hundreds of do-it-yourself projects for indoors and out is $3.95. Prices include sales tax, postage and handling (for first-class mail, add $1 per item).

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