I'm still trying to figure out what I think of this one, but here's the latest trellis! This one is for my front garden, but is #1 in a line of trellises I'll be offering come Spring (gee, that's soon). You might remember when I took the army of clamps off the center piece in this earlier post. So without further ado, I present the latest trellis:
It's a fun one since it involves bending wood (and bending wood involves lots of chances for disaster such as a 10ft long piece of drainage pipe filled with hot water balancing on the counter. Oh, the suspense!) and doing some Japanese style joints at odd angles. I'm still trying to decide how to mount it onto the wall, so any advice would be most welcome. It was inspired by the wrought iron railing that borders the front steps and entry patio of the house. Soon enough it will have a twin on the other side of the garage and a Vitus californica 'Roger's Red' clambering up it. Heck, maybe I could get a Dutchman's Pipevine into the mix as well!
