30 Clever Garden Trellis Ideas for Your Outdoor Space

Planting some ivy, or already an avid gardener? A trellis, often crafted from wood, wire, or wrought iron, is a great way to train plants to grow in a certain direction, add some personality to your outdoor space, and more. It can be used as an accent piece or work as a privacy screen, and better yet, is an inexpensive project that anyone can do themselves.

Looking for a bit of inspiration? Check out these 30 garden trellis ideas below.

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Go DIY

Frugal Family Home

This DIYed trellis made from cattle panels is a straightforward way to get more room in your garden. Encourage vegetables to grow vertically with this cost-effective metal trellis.
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Use PVC Pipe

PVC Plans

Did you know you could build a trellis out of PVC pipe? This domed trellis allows plenty of room for plants to grow and makes quite the statement.
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Close Off a Yard With Ivy

Design: Emily Bowser for Emily Henderson Design / Photo: Sara Tramp

This refined outdoor seating space is sheltered with 100-inch tall privacy screens, ficuses, and ivy. Designer Emily Bowser dreamed up a beautiful backyard retreat, one which you could recreate at home.
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Frame Your Plants

The Painted Hinge

Bamboo is another great material to use when it comes to DIYing a trellis. Here, bamboo and twine support growing tomato plants.

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Add an Arch

Savvy Gardening

Go the extra mile when building a trellis. Mesh supports climbing plants and leads to a unique shape along the way. This trellis is awash in vibrant blooms.
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Make It Your Own

Remodelaholic

This chevron wooden trellis was built with pressured-treated board and drywall strips and is an updated version on a classic garden lattice.
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Get Some Privacy

Victory Garden LA

Craft your own garden with a trellis attached to two planters. This easy-to-make trellis is a great addition to any patio.
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Simplify With Pine

Silver and Slate

Trellises can be used for more than just plants. This DIYed pine trellis pairs with comfortable outdoor furniture, a DIYed painted checkerboard patio, and thrifted light fixtures in Texas.

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Build a Rooftop Oasis

The Garden Trellis Co.

Slatted panels provide privacy, as well as spot for climbing plants to flourish, in this UK rooftop garden.
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Add Some Fall Foliage

@sisters.inthe.garden / Instagram

Utah sisters Jess, Meg, and Nik share gardening tips with their more than 100,000 followers on Instagram. This garden set-up, which includes a semi-circle trellis is ideal for fall. Install one in your yard to grow mini pumpkins and more.
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Line the Stairs

The Garden Trellis Co.

Raise the bar with a trellis along stairs. This traditional unpainted wood trellis will lead to beautiful greenery over the years.
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Create a Sunflower Paradise

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Sunflower lovers, rejoice. This simple white trellis is a great base for sunflower plants and other perennials.

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Make It Playful and Bright

@bigfamilyliving / Instagram

Hand-crafted pavers, plants, and oversize butterflies make this cheerful garden come to life. Pacific Northwest blogger Holly Capelle lives with six kids, five chickens, and a dog so the garden has to have plenty of space to explore and be kid-friendly.
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Simple Is Best

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Composting hacks, DIYs, and more can be found on North Carolina blogger The Ever Hopeful Gardener's Instagram. This simple wood trellis can be put together as a weekend project and will support a variety of plants.
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Go Beyond Basic

Yardzen

This understated backyard is full of contrast. A wood pergola, white furniture, and black-stained wood trellis allows all of the greenery to stand out. Create the look at home with wood slats and wood stain.
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Utilize a Pergola

Yardzen

Don't want to add more structures to your yard? Get a piece that does double duty. Bring shade to your outdoor dining table and a spot for plants to climb with a pergola.

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Choose Chicken Wire

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For under $20, protect your plants with chicken wire. Stack fencing for leaves to spread or contain individual plants from household pets or garden pests with ease.
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Pick a Porthole

The Garden Trellis Co.

Wood trellises are timeless and this one from The Garden Trellis Co. has portholes to enjoy the neighboring view.
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A Diamond-Patterned Trellis

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Plant some flowers or ivy along a fence line with a diamond-shaped trellis for an upscale garden look.
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Frame It Out

Charleston Crafted

Put together a lumber rectangular frame for a DIY trellis. This one from Charleston Crafted uses wood and wire for a customizable piece. Build one to any size that fits your yard.

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Mark an Entrance

Charleston Crafted

This arched garden arbor, made from wood and lattice, was stained to match other features in this garden. Place near a gate as a welcoming addition.
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Match With a Garden Bed

Yardzen

This moody backyard has thoughtful landscaping, including a garden bed with supported triangular trellises.
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Make It the Star

Sisters in the Garden

This arching trellis is the focal point for this fenced-in Utah garden. Build a walking path with stone pavers, flower boxes, and more.
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Switch It Up

@bigfamilyliving / Instagram

Can't decide on a single type of trellis that's best for your yard? Use wire, wood, and other materials to build one-of-a-kind trellises, and don't be afraid to install multiple trellises in different materials throughout the sapce.

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Trellises Aren't Just For Ivy

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This trellis brings the wow-factor. Instead of traditional ivy, trellis a fruit tree with hooks and some wire. Apples, pears, peaches, and more can be trained to grow like this.
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A Secret Garden

Mark Turner/ Getty Images

A brick path, colorful florals, and wood trellis are all of the right things needed for a tranquil backyard. Imagine afternoons spent under this wooden trellis.
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Pick a Color Scheme

Mark Turner/ Getty Images

Love a certain color? Show it off in your garden with coordinating plants, a similarly toned trellis, unique pots, and more, like this trellis that was painted a shade of purple.
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Buy a Pegboard

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While trellises are most often seen outdoors, bring small plants indoors and add some color to any room with a pegboard trellis. Place a number of plants for a living wall effect.

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A Beginner-Friendly Obelisk

The Spruce / Liz Moskowitz

This DIY obelisk trellis can be used to support a number of plants. Hang lightweight pots, trailing plants, and more. Over time, you'll be left with an impressive garden statement.
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Train Your Roses

The Spruce / Adrienne Legault

Climbing roses can transform any empty wall or trellis into a sophisticated space. Because roses can grow multiple feet quickly, up to 12 feet, it's important to trim and prune as necessary. Make sure to train roses against a trellis or similar structure that can support their growth.