trellis

I came up with a solution for my runaway Jasmine plant, and I am very pleased with how it turned out.


I started by screwing a spiral anchor (like you use for a dog tie out) into the ground at the base of the plant. I thought this would be a good way to secure the bottom of the trellis, and we had this and never really used it- I love when I can finish projects with things we already have around the house! Then I drilled holes and put in screw eyes along the top and side of my space. I then strung plastic coated clothesline from the top down to the base, and tied each piece so that the line was fairly snug. I finished by tying some more line from the side screw eyes over to the furthest vertical line, twisting around each of the vertical lines as I went. It looked sort of like a spider web when I was finished.



Then I pulled all the vines down and untangled everything. I cut away any dead stuff and trimmed a few of the super long pieces down.


Then I attached the vines to the trellis wires with twist ties, all with the closures on the back side of the trellis where I can reach them easily to remove them once the vines have taken hold. Voila! I am so happy with how it turned out, and am looking forward to watching it fill in as the summer progresses.

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