Garden trellises: 8 great DIY projects using recycled objects and materials that are easy to find

Trellises are useful tools to support and direct the growth of plants - especially climbing ones - and can beautifully decorate the garden. Those who are passionate about gardening know how important and useful they are for many purposes.

Even those who are not a great lovers DIY projects, can make perfect trellises using simple materials such as wood, bamboo canes, tubes or cords of different types. Or one may decide to reuse old, worn out objects such as ladders, wheels, headboards, footboards or bed frames, doors, and more.

Below, are some ingenious ideas, showing how simple it can be to make trellises:

An old wheel - whether it's from a bike or a wagon - can become a perfect decorative trellis for plants or colorful flowers. In addition to being an economic solution, it is very eye-catching and original.

Even an old, wooden ladder can act as a fantastic trellis and, like the wheels, can be a spectacular decorative element in your garden.

And how about using the footboard or headboard of an old bed as a trellis? It will certainly not go unnoticed.

Even more useful and, at the same time, more unique than a headboard, is a bed base frame. It may seem somewhat bizarre as an idea, but it is really brilliant and very suitable for climbing plants.

And if you want to create a trellis from scratch yourself, you can simply attach nails to a wall to act as a guide and use thread or cord create the framework of the trellis. It can be a great idea for an ivy or a beautiful, climbing rose.

By creating a grid with vertical and horizontal, wooden struts, you can make a classic garden trellis: regular in shape and very useful for any type of climbing plant. You can plant a vine under it, for example.

To make small trellises, you can put plants in wicker baskets and stick some twigs or bamboo canes into them, positioned in the direction you want the plants to grow. This is a great idea for beautifying your garden the overall look will be amazing.

And here is a trellis made with a tube - another very simple construct within everyone's reach. Just drill some holes in the tube, and that's it.

We recommend that you out some of these ideas. Your garden will thank you!