Assemble the Trellis Frame - Part 2

This is the second part on the trellis frame assembly.

In the first part, two topics were discussed: the assembly of the trellis frame outline and an explanation of the terms used to describe the components that make up the trellis frame. Shown below are the parts that make up the garden trellis frame.


In this second part, the assembly of the rest of the horizontal and vertical members of the trellis frame will be discussed.





Assemble the Horizontal Members with Trellis Anchors
  1. Wind one inch of the wire on one of the leftmost trellis anchors so it grips the vertical wire too. The vertical wire shown below is part of the trellis frame outline.


  2. Rest the remaining metal wire on top of the inner trellis anchors.

  3. Wind one inch of the metal wire at the rightmost trellis anchor and cut it.

  4. Use a four-inch long thin tie wire to lash the metal wire to the L-hook trellis anchor as shown below.

  5. Repeat for all the inner trellis anchors on this horizontal member. For the rightmost trellis anchor, wind one inch of the wire so it grips the vertical wire. The vertical wire shown is part of the trellis frame outline.


  6. Do the above steps for the second horizontal member.


Assemble the Vertical Members with Trellis Anchors
  1. Wind one inch of the wire on one of the topmost trellis anchors as shown below.


  2. On the next trellis anchor down, loop the metal wire once, tightly.




  3. At the bottom or last trellis anchor, loop one inch of the metal wire on the anchor and then cut it. Shown below is the joint being completed with a pair of pliers. The horizontal wire is part of the frame outline assembled earlier.


  4. Do the above steps for the two other vertical members with trellis anchors.

Assemble the Horizontal Members with No Trellis Anchors
  1. Loop the metal wire on the existing leftmost vertical wire as shown below.


  2. Straighten the wire until it reaches the rightmost vertical wire and loop it as shown below.


  3. Where the horizontal wire meets with the vertical wires, use this technique to strongly joint the wires. Here are the other methods to join the wires.


  4. do the above steps for the two other horizontal members with no trellis anchors.





Assemble the Vertical Members with No Trellis Anchors
  1. Loop the metal wire on the existing topmost horizontal wire as shown below.


  2. Straighten the wire until it reaches the bottom horizontal wire and loop it as shown below.


  3. Where the vertical wire meets with the horizontal wires, use this technique to strongly joint the wires. Here are the other methods to join the wires.

Shown below is the completed rectangular garden trellis frame on the wall.



Assemble the Built-In Trellis Starter

The built-in trellis starter is optional because you can actually make a temporary trellis starter that you can pull out once the vine is established on the trellis frame. I chose to assemble a trellis starter for this garden trellis because the frame is too high up and because I intended this garden to be a permanent fixture on the wall.




The trellis starter is simply comprised of diagonal members that originate from a central trellis anchor at the bottom and connect to the lower edge of the trellis frame as shown below.


Here's the trellis starter as an add-on to the trellis frame.


Viewed from another angle, here's the entire garden trellis frame with the trellis stater.


And, finally, the Bleeding Heart Vine as it was positioned on the trellis starter. The two bamboo sticks were the temporary climbing structures for the vine.



Articles in this Series:
Build a Bleeding Heart Wall Trellis - Part 1
Build a Bleeding Heart Wall Trellis - Part 2
Build a Bleeding Heart Wall Trellis - Part 3
Build a Bleeding Heart Wall Trellis - Part 4
Methods to Join Garden Trellis Wires
Strong Jointed Garden Wire Trellis
Marking Drill Points for Trellis Anchors
Drill Trellis Anchors in Concrete Wall
Assemble the Trellis Frame - Part 1
Assemble the Trellis Frame - Part 2 (this article)




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