A trellis for plants to climb on . (Gardman Framed Willow Trellis Panel)

Member Name: mumsymary

Product:	Gardman Framed Willow Trellis Panel
Date:	14/06/09 (135 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Good quality

Disadvantages: None

A couple of years ago I bought this Gardman framed Willow trellis. I bought mine from our local garden centre. I notice on line they are still available from several different on line garden shops. I give you the web address of 1, https://www.webbsdirect.co.uk .

There are 2 sizes of this framed trellis available Panel 45cm x 1.2m and Panel 60cm x 1.8m. I bought the 0.60m/2ft by 1.8m/ 6 ft This was the perfect size for me. The price at webs direct is £15.99p, £10.99p for the smaller one .

This trellis is made of willow wands fitted together in a diamond lattice pattern. These are then fixed in a frame of willow strips about 4cm thick.. This framed trellis looks quite attractive,

Why I bought this trellis~~~
I have to keep my black and green refuse bins in my front garden, I have no access at the side of the house and do not want to trail them through my sitting room every week . I think they look ugly standing on my fairly clean and attractive driveway at the front of the house in full view of everyone. The width of this trellis is almost exactly the same as a wheelie bin. So I thought I would screen my wheelie bin with a trellis covered in a climbing plant.

How I fixed this trellis ~~~~
If I had been fixing this trellis to a wooden fence I would have nailed or screwed it in place. However I wanted it free standing at a right angle to the fence. So I found two pieces of fairly thick wood an old rafter I think it was. I fixed these at both ends of the trellis in a T joint each side This made the trellis fairly stable . I placed the trellis in front of my wheelie bin and decided to get a heavy planter and put it in front of the trellis. This has a dual purpose. Being heavy the planter stops the trellis being blown over and I can plant flowers and a climber in the planter too.

How it copes with climbing plants~~~~~
Very well really I do not have a climber up it this year so it looks a bit barren , I shall remedy that at the garden centre soon by buying a new climber of some sort. The last climber I had, a honeysuckle turned up its toes last year. There is plenty of room in the pot for plants I have lots of spring bulbs then bedding plants in it


Success and how it looks ~~~~~~
This is a successful screen it could do with being fitted a bit firmer but we rarely have winds strong enough to move it much.
It does look a lot better than staring at my wheelie bins.

Positioning ~~~~~~~~~~~


This open weave framed trellis is good support for climbing plants, either against a fence /wal orl as a small panel in a fence or use it as I have done as a screen .

Durability~~~~~~~~
This is quite a durable trellis well made and mine has lasted 3 maybe 4 years now. The trellis diamonds are still fixed firm. You would expect with wood some decay eventually. My trellis shows no decay yet. I shall be treating this trellis with a wood preservative this autumn being careful not to get any preservative on my plants. This framed trellis is a good quality.
This trellis is a natural willow colour bit if you really wanted to you could stain or paint it an alternative colour.

Would I recommend ~~~~~~~~
Yes if you want a trellis this is a good one.
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Summary: A frames willow trellis that is strong , sturdy