Sometimes we just need a little extra support...

I'm always on the lookout for easy trellis ideas. If not easy then at least innovative, something that gets my wheels turning. While I appreciate the creative "pot and piece" stacking here it's not really my style.

But it's something I can build upon, and make my own. I'm still not exactly sure how, but I'm enjoying thinking about it. And I love the idea of a grid panel hanging from a horizontal piece.

In the same garden (the Eckerdt garden —  Deerly Missed — part of the Salem Study Weekend, full post yet to come) was this great re-purposed lampshade / plant cage. I think I might have taken all the fabric off, but maybe they're enjoying seeing how long it takes to decompose?

The plant being protected is an Oak, Quercus robur 'General Pulaski'.

Maybe it's because of my background in lighting (and memories of sweet old ladies who needed to replace their disintegrating silk lampshades and were overwhelmed by the choices) but this just makes me smile.

Another garden we toured that weekend (Schreiner, yes...a future blog post) used this simple rebar design...

I really like this one and need to shop it around to someone capable of welding.

Such a small footprint but rocketing skyward,...

Looks like it has other uses besides holding up your vines...

One more design, this borrowed from gardenista.com. I don't think I would use bamboo and twine but maybe. Ideas are percolating....

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