DIY A-Frame Trellis For The Garden

Hello there! I am super excited to share with you my A-Frame Trellis for the garden! I plan to use it for my cucumbers and zucchini, but you can use this with watermelon, pumpkins, and more! It was an easy DIY, less than an hour to build, and it’s going to be perfect for my little garden.

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A-Frame Trellis for the Garden

I picked up all the supplies for this at my local Home Depot, and will link to all the products used so you can find them easily.

I used cedar for this project because I didn’t want to use pressure-treated lumber, which can seep chemicals into my vegetables, and I am doing only organic. Cedar is also pretty good at standing up to weather elements.

Here is what you need:

9 1X2’s at 8 feet long
Durable plastic fencing
Miter Saw
Staple Gun
Staples
Hinges
Screws
Drill
Scissors

You can easily customize this to whatever dimensions you want, but I will give you all the numbers of what I did.

Step 1 – cut the wood

I took three of the 1X2′ and cut them in half so they were each 4 feet long and laid them out on my driveway.

The first set of wood cut and laid out on y driveway.

I cut the other 6 1X2’s to 6 feet in length and laid them on top of the other pieces.

All the wood cut and laid out on the driveway before being secured together.

Step 2 – Screw Boards Together

Now I used 1 5/8 screws and my drill to connect everything. I put 2 screws in each connection.

Here you can see the two screws I used to screw the wood together where it met.

Step 3 – Add Hinges

I want this to be an A-frame that I can easily fold up and store in my garage during the winter, so I added hinges to the tops. I used three sets of hinges because the trellis is 6 feet wide. If you are making yours shorter or wider, you might need to adjust that number.

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A close up of how I installed the hinges on one end of the frame.

Step 4 – Attach the Fencing

Now I added the fencing to the wood, securing it to the wood with staples. It does overlap a tad in the middle, but I am okay with that.

The fencing I purchased was easy to cut with scissors.

The fencing being attached to the frame with staples.

The fencing added tot he frame with an overlap in the center.

Final A Frame Trellis for the Garden

Here is the final product! I mean, this one couldn’t have been easier, and I love how it looks. Now I just need to plant my seeds and get some veggies growing!

The finished A-framed trellis in my driveway after I finished building it.

The A frame in my garden with a water tower in the background and lots of cars and clouds in the sky.

The finished A-framed trellis in my garden with a water tower in the background and lots of clouds in the sky.

The finished A-framed trellis in my garden with fields in the background and clouds in the sky.

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Wendy Duffy

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As a licensed Real Estate Agent and an avid home decorator, I strive to give my clients the very best I can when it comes to staging, selling, and decorating their homes. I have lots of experience with paint color choices and love to DIY my home so I can have everything just the way I want it. I share my ideas and projects with the world in the hopes that I can help others have their homes just the way they want as well.

DIY A-Frame Trellis For The Garden