Growing Gardens Up with Trellis Tips for Small Space Gardens

Growing Gardens up with Trellis When space is limited, one of the best things you can do is think about growing up instead of only growing out.

That's where a trellis can make a big difference.

Why Grow Vertically?

Climbing plants can use vertical space that might otherwise go unused. Instead of spreading across the ground, some plants can climb upward with the right support.

A trellis can also make a small garden easier to organize and give your very own a little country charm. Sometimes the answer to a small-space problem isn't finding more ground- it's using the space you already have differently. Collect wind chimes or pot-stakes with a theme to your liking. Then hang a whimsical scarf, or sports banner, to shelter the plants from direct sun on a 2nd-floor patio. 

A Trellis to Try

If you're looking for support for climbing vegetables, take a look at the OTOSUNNY cucumber trellis for raised garden beds.

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Don't Be Afraid to Learn

Every gardener has something go wrong. A seed doesn't come up. A plant gets too much water. Something eats the leaves. The weather doesn't cooperate.

That's gardening.

Don't look at a failed plant as a failure on your part. Look at it as information. Next time, you may plant it somewhere sunnier. You may water it differently. You may choose a different container.

And eventually, you'll have those little moments when something you've planted finally starts growing. There's just something special about seeing that first little green sprout come through the soil.

Keep Going

Your garden doesn't have to look like a magazine. It needs to work for you.

If your grandkids help plant seeds and get dirt underneath their fingernails, that's a garden — and you've created a memory along with it. You're not just growing plants. You're growing experiences.

So look up, find a wall, a fence, or a porch railing — and give a climbing plant the support it needs to thrive.

— Kentucky Proud Mammy