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Garden Trellis

As I look out my office window I see this beautiful garden trellis, but it has not always been a beautiful view.

When I started my search for a ready-made garden screen trellis none of them were large enough and the prices were over budget like this one I found at Wayfair. It was only 6 feet wide priced at $355.99 and  I needed 3 of them so that would have been $1,067.97.

If I was going to have a trellis I had to make it so I draw up a plan and went lumber shopping to see if I could make it for less. It cost $322.00 to make so loaded up my truck and the Garden Trellis DIY project was underway.

Garden trellis with lanterns, privacy screen

Garden Trellis with lantern

Privacy Garden Trellis

My view before building the privacy screen trellis was uninspiring and downright ugly. I wanted something really amazing and inspiring. I had been thinking about doing something for a few years and I never put it at the top of my to-do list, but that all changed this month since I took the blogger DIY knock-off challenge and it was the one special thing I wanted to accomplish.

Please check out all the amazing knock-off challenge results from all the talented bloggers in the DIY project group at the end of this post you will be glad you did.

Before Garden Screen Trellis, awful view

Before Garden Screen Trellis

I thought I would just replace this old rotten fence with the garden screen trellis, but as you can see the unsightly storage including trash cans would be exposed. So I went back to planning the fence/trellis. I had to replace the privacy fence too to hide my neighbor’s trash and storage it was not the look I wanted, but I could live with it.

Building the trellis in sections, beautiful garden feature

Building the trellis in sections

How to Build a Garden Trellis

Grab your free Garden Screen Trellis plans by filling out the form below.

Garden Screen Trellis before lanterns, how to plans

Garden Screen Trellis before lanterns

 

I choose some jasmine to climb and two cone-shaped bushes. After planting those I planted moonflower and morning glory seeds between the jasmine so it would fill in the trellis this summer with flowers and greenery.

Plants for the trellis garden, free trellis plans

Plants for the trellis garden

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Planter:

The garden trellis screen looked great, but I wanted to add some more details. A hanging planter was what I decided to add to both ends with these simple brackets.

Hanging planter, garden screen trellis

Hanging planter

The plants I choose are for full sun to part sun location since this trellis is on the north side of the house and gets some morning and afternoon sun. I will be posting that full how to so please subscribe to receive that straight to your inbox. Added Mr. Frog to help keep the soil moist.

Adding Special Details:

I really liked how it turned out, but I could only enjoy it during and I wanted to see it at night too, so what could I do? I thought of making some lanterns using our famous lantern pattern and using a solar light inside it. More to come on how to make these lanterns to be sure you don’t miss it subscribe to the newsletter below:

Solar light for lanterns, garden feature

Solar light for lanterns

I love the cracked shadow pattern these solar globes make.

Solar Lantern, garden screen trellis

Solar Lantern

Another detail I added was custom wooden brackets for the lanterns.

Lanterns, garden screen trellis

Lanterns

Trellis at dusk, solar lanterns and garden screen

Trellis at dusk

Night Time Trellis, featuring solar lanterns,Night Time Garden Screen Trellis DIY

Night Time Garden Trellis

Loved the night time look so much I added 3 more solar lights. The Garden Screen Trellis DIY is complete.

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Thank you so much for stopping by. Please let me know what you think in the comments below.

Happy spring,

Kippi

Comments

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Comments

  2. Gladys says

    This looks amazing, you are so talented Kippi! I live that you added those lanterns, it’s such a fun and unique touch to the trellis. Can’t wait to see how to make these lanterns!

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    • Kippi says

      Gladys thank you so much for your kind comment. I am making more lanterns today and I will be writing a post about making them so please check back. Happy spring, Kippi

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  4. April J Harris says

    What a fabulous transformation, Kippi! Your garden looks amazing. Thank you for sharing this great inspiration, and for being a part of the Hearth and Soul Link Party. Sharing around, including on the H&S Facebook page. Have a wonderful week!

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    • kippi says

      Thank you so much for your support it really made my day. I have been working on updating my home to sell and it is what I will be blogging about since that and my home decor business will take all my time. Happy Mother’s Day, Kippi

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    • kippi says

      Sweet friend thank you for your support. I will be mailing you a little something today and something else soon. Happy Mother’s Day, Kippi

      Reply

    • kippi says

      Thank you so much for stopping by. I really appreciate your visit and kind comment. Happy Mother’s Day, Kippi

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    • kippi says

      Thank you so much for stopping by. I cannot wait to see the vine climbing up the trellis. Happy Mother’s Day, Kippi

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  8. Chas Greener says

    It looks absolutely lovely, and I’m sure you are enjoying it every day. Thank you for sharing on To Grandma’s House We Go, I’ll be featuring you next week.

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    • Kimberly says

      Thank you so much for stopping by and for your kind comment. I cannot believe the before photos and to think I was looking at that for years. Happy Mother’s Day, Kippi

      Reply

  9. Michelle says

    Well done! Your trellis looks fantastic! I would like to invite you to share this post and others like it on my linkup party, Creative Compulsions.

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  11. Julie Briones says

    Just gorgeous, Kippi! All of it… and those lanterns! Woot! Excited to see how you made them! Thanks for sharing at HG! Be sure to come by on Tuesday! 😉

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  12. Our Hopeful Home says

    Okay, so you just improved that outdoor space 100%! The view has to make you smile now. Those hanging lights are just the right finishing touch! Thanks for sharing at Vintage Charm. xo Kathleen

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  14. [email protected] says

    Kippi, I am so impressed that you built this trellis. It turned out beautifully. The holders for the solar lights are really stylish and practical. Thank you for sharing at Happiness is Homemade.

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  16. Lisa Lombardo says

    What an amazing transformation! I love it! Most of my diy projects involve duct tape, lol. 🙂 Found you on the Simple Homestead Hop!

    I would love to have you share your talent on Farm Fresh Tuesdays!

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  18. Marilyn Lesniak says

    Congratulations! Your post was my feature pick at #ThursdayFavoriteThings this week. Visit me at https://www.marilynstreats.com on thursday morning to see your feature! All hosts choose their own features from the comments left on their blog so be sure to return to my blog to see your feature. I invite you to leave more links to be shared and commented upon. Please don’t forget to add your link numbers or post title so we can be sure to visit!

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      • gin the farm girl says

        wow!! Looks like your yard is not the only thing transformed, you look great with the new hair cut and 20#’s lighter. Enjoy your new yard, it looks wonderful.

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  21. Mariah says

    Not a bad idea. Really beautiful way to light up the garden. I have a question, that is from where did you get these wood and how much did these costed you ?.

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  22. Janet Cordle says

    Love, love, love this trellis and solar light lantern. This is by far the most gorgeous one I’ve seen. This is awesome and so happy you shared it with us.

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  23. Julie says

    Thanks for sharing this, Kippi! This idea looks exactly like what I need to make for my patio. Somewhere in your write-up though, either here or on hometalk, I remember you mentioning your husband had made a planter box to go with the trellis, but I can’t find it anywhere. Have you published those directions? I think I need both, the trellis and the planter box. Thanks for your help!

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  24. Barb says

    I just watched the video to make the lantern and bracket. Wonderful – will definitely try it. What I really wanted to comment on is the way in which your husband taped and explained what he was doing. I learned more from that short video than I have watchig hundreds of other woodworking tutorials and I really wanted to thank him.

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  25. Susan Flores says

    I also had been planning on making a trellus like this. And painting it white. You did a great job.

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  29. Jeannie C Crownover says

    Over the last three weekends we have made two of trellis and I am thrilled with the results! It has been a dream project for me for a few years and love that it is now a reality! We used solar lanterns from Harbor Freight that were the crowning touch! Thank you for sharing all the details—we are not woodworking crafters but your tutorial made it possible for even us to make it!

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  30. Ruchika says

    HI Kippi, Absolutely stunning trellis and those lanterns add so much character.
    I have not done any woodworking besides using a stapler on wood off and on. I understood the instructions after pouring over them for a good 20 min. I did the math on the cost and it is turning out to be clsoe to 300$ for the wood for the trellis. by just adding up lumbar from Home depot …
    Is there a way to find more reasonable raw materials .. I don’t have enough tools or any skill to cut a large wooden sheet to strips.
    Any suggestion would be super !!

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  32. Bernie says

    Wow! I LOVE this trellis! You did a fantastic job! We just had a store bought vinyl trellis attached to our wooden fence. But the fence pickets are old and breaking apart and the trellis is barely hanging on. Your trellis is beautiful and I love your lanterns you added! You really upped the beauty of your home! Thank you soooo much for sharing! I think my hubby and I have a spring project ahead! 😁

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