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Peas do not grow like beans, which wrap around a support and grow straight up. Peas sprawl. They need to be lifted up and tied onto some kind of support to make them grow upright. This article will ...

Trellises make ornamental gardens more beautiful and food gardens more bountiful. For little money, these garden structures coax more plant growth from a given area. Growing crops or flowers that ...

Dear Ken: Building a trellis is a great project for someone just getting started with DIY landscaping and woodworking projects. It is more important to make them sturdy and just pretty because, ...

Low-cost additions to any landscape, easy-to-make garden trellises can be used to introduce shade or privacy, or to support climbing vegetables or flowering vines. Typically, a trellis consists of a ...

This three-season planter box uses plastic containers or liners to keep moisture and dirt away from the wooden parts, meaning ...

Whether you're growing a vegetable garden or a paradise full of colorful climbing roses, many of these plants need extra support to thrive. A simple garden trellis will give them structure, guiding ...

If you'd like to grow climbing vegetables in a small space, this simple DIY vegetable trellis is an excellent compliment to a small garden. Over at the garden-centric site the Vegetable Gardener, they ...

Question: I looked at ladder trellises at my garden store, but they are too expensive. The design does not look complicated. If I try to copy and build one myself, what is the proper procedure to make ...

A copper trellis is charming in summer cloaked in a flowering vine and elegant in winter, a verdigris silhouette against a slate sky. But ready-made, they're expensive. Here's how to make one yourself ...

Despite its classic good looks, this trellis trend may not be worth it if you want a durable, long-lasting setup to handle ...