Double your growing space with trellises
In Houston’s warm, humid climate, climbing vegetables and herbs can thrive almost year-round with the right support. Plants like cucumbers, pole beans, peas, and even vining flowers such as passionflower or morning glory naturally want to grow upward, reaching for the sun. Without a proper structure, these plants will sprawl across the ground or your garden, making them more susceptible to pests, disease, and rot. A trellis gives them the vertical space they need, keeps the plants healthier, and makes harvesting much easier.
A sturdy trellis isn’t just practical—it also adds beauty and structure to your garden. Whether you choose a simple wooden frame, a metal arch, or a custom-built feature, the right trellis can turn climbing plants into a living wall of greenery. In Houston gardens, where space may be limited and sun exposure is crucial, growing upward maximizes your growing area and creates more airflow around your plants. This not only helps your vegetables and herbs produce better but also keeps your garden looking tidy and intentional.
If you’re installing a garden with us, we offer several styles of trellis panels, pyramids and obelisks to suit your style and garden size.
Flat Panels that go across the back of your bed are great for indeterminate tomatoes, cucumbers, and pole beans. Anything that vines forever and ever will do very well on the flat panels.
If you have two beds an arch can be a great way to connect them. Indeterminate tomatoes, vining cucumbers, pole beans, and vining flowers will grow up and over the arch creating a little walkway or room. We’ve seen people put twinky lights in an around them for an fun, whimsical touch!
Pyramids and obelisks are statement pieces in the garden and are best for plants that get tall, but don’t necessarily vine, such as determinate tomatoes, bush cucumbers, and eggplant.
All of these options provide support for your plants, add height to your garden design, and create a beautiful, artistic setting.
Happy Gardening!
-Lindsey
