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. =] screen. Blackberries and
oy related rambling vines can be
triined and made more pro-
CH son ductive on a trellis.
— Patios can sometimes
become too hot for midday
use, You may not be serving
retsina and souvlaki for lunch
but you can borrow the
Greek-inspired horizontal
trellis with a grape vine for
some shade. Grapes are ideal
bevause they leaf out in April
. and die hack in October.
sow if grows Don’t think that all trellis-
; es need vines planted at their
aaa . base. Begonia and fuchsia
THE trellis is a very old growers have long used sim-
om. garden feature that is ple beam-type trellises to sus-
i oar- pend their hanging baskets
under used in many gar from for best effect.
. ; The most common treilis
_ | There. are numerous benefits to is the 4° X 8° “diamond” or
be gained by skillfully using some “square” style fence panel,
form of trellis. A trellis allows for but this should not limit your
n vertical gardening, thereby giving thinking or creativity. A trellis
~" you much more space, particularly = can consist of a single post or
_. iin small gardens. ‘The plants on a pole that will support a
& trellis are raised up to where they climbing rose or a whole
_ have more light.and can show off series of pillars with horizon-
their blooms. This can give more tal cross pieces on the top.
height to a relatively flat garden. Two rows of posts with a
vt The perception of depth can be connecting trellis roof forms .
created with the skilful use of a an arbor.
“trellis, The trellis and surrounding To create an invisible trel-
-Jandscape can be designed to pro- lis on a fence or house wall,
- vide an optical illusion — a tech- use long shank eye-hooks and
2 nique most useful if you have a wire or fishing line. Vertical
i". small or shallow garden. wires cr lines should have
:- The depth concept can be fur- knots every 20 or 30 cm (8 to
ther. reinforced by using warm col- — 12 inches) to keep the vines
ors (red, pink, yellow and gold) up from sliding.
close and cool colors (blue and : ” For plants that are prone
purpic) further back. . to stick to the cladding on the
From a more practical point of house. consider usinga
‘view, the trellis can hide an _ - wooden frame trellis mounted
unsightly surface such as an old on the wall with 8-10 cm (3
- fence'or stark wall or provide to 4 inches) spacers. This will
greater privacy from the street or allow air movement and dry-
the neighbors. os “ing as well as keeping the
‘olid fences often look heavy - roots off the wall.
and can dominate a garden setting, ~ A simple trellis-type fence
but a trellis creates an open and- can be enhanced by incorpo- | : : : :
-airy feeling. In the suramer. when rating an arched gate as part , a , : : vo Be ie ee a
more privacy is required it is possi- of the plan. There are an end- an ree oN NEWE photo Terry Feiere
ble to create a verdant backdrop _ less number of possibilities SINCE a trellis allows for vertical gardening, the age-old garden feature is Ideal for smaiiler, space-"
‘with some fast growing annual or. for trellis arches, such as rec-- restricted gardens. Plants on a trellis are raised up to where they have more light and can show
leafy perennial vines. This screen tangular, semi-circle or gothic off their blooms, giving more height te a ralatively flat garden. noo .
may be an ideal'shelter for a pro- arch patterns. . oo . a a
ected growing area. ~ Although a trellis is lighter and Ideally, all trellises should be to grow a greater variety of plants. Garden Tour are now on’sale at
“SIvis not uncommon in oid more open than a traditional fence —_ built or installed securely but still eee local nurseries and garden stores.
world gardens to see garden rooms «= .. or wall, it must be well-secured be removable to allow easy paint- , . ; The tour is on Sunday, July 28,
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ture a different theme or series of wind forces and have the potential _see if some form of trel-
plants. - - to do more damage should they lis might improve your
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