Decorating your wall with trellising

Make way for the extendible trellis

Climbings plants require a support such as a trellis in order to grow. Honeysuckle, wisteria, clematis, star jasmine, climbing roses, passionflower, bougainvillea and jasmine are some examples of plants that will adorn and even envelope trellises beautifully.

Tie plants to stakes and your neighbours will soon be green with envy, or discover our 10-step guide to installing an extendible trellis:

1. Before you commence, make sure you have the following equipment to hand:
   - the trellis with screws and spacer,
   - a power drill,
   - a hammer,
   - a screwdriver,
   -and the very kind assistance of a DIY companion.
   2. Choose where you want to position your screws. You'll need four screws for 1.20m of trellising (for the four corners).
   3. Remove rivets in the identified positions. The screwdriver will come in handy for this.
   4. Mark where the holes are to be drilled (i.e. where you have removed the rivets).

5. Now it's time to drill. Take care to check that the drill bit is suitable for the wall plugs delivered with the trellising. Beware of concrete walls – for these, use SDS drill bits.
6. Insert the wall plugs in the holes using a hammer to finish off.
7. Position the screws on the trellis. A 2–3 cm spacer will allow you to create the space between the wall and the trellising. This tiny device of just a few centimetres in size will enable you to separate your trellising from the wall thus allowing air to circulate around the plant so that it can breathe. It is this space which will also allow the plant to wind itself around the trellis. Leave 10–15 cm for large climbing plants.
8. Position the trellis on the wall then screw ensuring that it is properly attached.
10. Take a step back from your work, admire the results and congratulate yourself with a nice drink of lemonade.
... Don't forget of course that you'll still need to plant for your trellis to work its wonders.