How to Hang a Garden Trellis
Ivy, roses, passion flowers and many more climbing flowers can bestow privacy and beauty to a yard. Using a garden trellis will allow you to grow these plants anywhere in the yard. They can cover up unsightly landscape areas, or grow against walls and along fences. Knowing how to hang a trellis is especially important to prevent it becoming damaged from weather or falling over. Unlike plants, you can place a trellis in your backyard any time of the year. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Measure the wall or fence where want to hang your trellis. Be sure that you have enough space for the trellis.
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Purchase two 2-by-2 pieces of wood the length of your trellis to attach to your house or wood fence. Find the studs underneath the siding of the house. Look for the nails holding up the siding. For fences, you can attach the two 2-by-2s directly to the fence.
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Mark the 2-by-2s with a pencil so that it balanced when it holds up the trellis. Also, make the marks on the trellis where you intend to drill holes for the lag screws to the 2-by-2. Drill the holes for your lag screws.
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Screw in your four lag screws so that they penetrate both 2-by-2 pieces of wood. Make sure that your lag screws are large enough to deeply screw into the siding and wood.
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Have a friend hole up the trellis while you drill through the trellis to the 2-by-2 boards. Make sure you have at least four lag screws attached at each side of the trellis.
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Tips & Warnings
By placing your trellis away from the wall you give your plants more air circulation to prevent spreading diseases.
Monitor your trellis to ensure it stays well attached, especially after storms.
