New trellis

You know I like to build things for my garden. You may also know that I like to upcycle, repurpose, reuse. Well the slightly cooler weather had me in project mode on Monday...

...and it all started with the parts of an old dog crate that I salvaged from my neighbor's trash a summer or two ago (I've lost track). Add a little cedar and I'd get a custom trellis!

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Here's a better look at two of the four sides of the crate:

Step one: deal with these loops...

...which was pretty easy for the bolt cutters.

(I have an idea of how to utilize these bits too in a separate project later...)

Here's the spot that could benefit from a trellis:

So all I needed was a frame of some sort.

Done!

A few little angle brackets to attach to the existing post and some rebar (to support the other leg) and this dog crate is now a trellis!

I don't need to think about what to plant here, as the maypop (Passiflora incarnata) is already in place and will quickly fill this extra space.

I just need to decide what color to stain the cedar frame... gray to match the pergola, or a shade of brown? Hmmm...


(As mentioned I have two more crate sections to use, so I can make another one of these somewhere)

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