Five Key Advantages of Using Trellises in Your Garden
Garden trellises have been around for thousands of years. Originally, they took the form of pergolas or arbors and were the preserve of the very wealthy, particularly in France and Italy.
Over the years, however, they have evolved into a variety of simpler shapes and are much more affordable and more widely available. Here Madingley Mulch, who supply a variety of garden trellises to customers in Cambridge and the surrounding area, look at the advantages they offer.
- They Maximise Space
Trellises are particularly useful if space is at a premium in your garden, as they allow you to grow plants upwards or vertically rather than horizontally. This is particularly true for trailing plants like roses and ivy. The structures also help train fruit and vegetables such as cucumbers, tomatoes and beans.
One helpful side-effect of this is that it will free up space in the rest of the garden, whether you want to use the space for relaxation or growing more plants.
- They Make Pruning and Harvesting Easier
Trellises don’t just make it easier to grow fruit and veg, they also simplify the task of picking or harvesting them as well, once they are ripe. Due to the verticality of trellises, everything should be in plain view. Similarly, pruning back plants in autumn and winter should be much easier too, as you don’t need to bend down and cut back stems through lots of other foliage.
- They Promote Healthier Plant Growth
It’s worth noting that trellises also make for healthier plants, as air can flow freely around the foliage. This helps prevent disease in the plants, particularly of any fungal varieties.
And, if they grow upwards, your plants should get plenty of of exposure to sunlight – again, this should also lead to better growth (and better yields for your fruit and vegetables).
- They Improve Security
At first glance, this might seem an unusual advantage – after all, trellises are full of holes and you can see through them – but they do have a number of advantages when it comes to home and garden security. For instance, you can grow prickly plants such as roses up and through the trellis – and these could deter would-be intruders.
You can also feed electric outdoor lighting through the gaps as well – and light has a proven deterrent value when it comes to combating crime (and the lighting itself will ensure you get more use out of your garden, even when the nights start drawing in). And, when put on top of conventional fence panels, the trellises add extra height to your property barrier which could also discourage thieves.
- They Look Good
Trellises will add plenty of visual interest to your garden, however you use them. As well as plants or lighting, you could also fix seasonal decorations to them (such as at Halloween, Christmas or Easter). And trellises don’t have to be regular shapes either – they could be fans which you can attach to a wall.
You could also use the structures to separate off distinct zones in your garden – for instance, child-friendly and wildlife-friendly areas. If you use fence panels, one (unlike the solid barrier provided by fence panels
Garden Trellises in Cambridge from Madingley Mulch
At Madingley Mulch, we can supply different garden trellises in a variety of different sizes; for a full breakdown, follow this link. There’s also a fan option as well (pictured above).
If you are thinking of buying new fencing at the same time, then we are one of the leading fence suppliers in the Cambridge area as well – for more information about our current items click here. We stock lap panels, posts and a variety of accessories.
Delivery Details
A big order of trellises (and fencing) can be quite difficult to fit into your car. However, at Madingley Mulch we can deliver them to you provided the value of your order comes to at least £50. We deliver to St Ives, St Neots, Newmarket, Ely, Huntingdon, Cambridge and the surrounding villages.
We are now operating a sliding scale of charges, with a £2 fee per delivery unit if you live up to five miles from our base, up to £16 per delivery unit if your address is between 30 and 40 miles away. For more details check out our delivery page here. If you live more than 40 miles away, please contact our shop staff on 01954 212144 for a tailored delivery quotation.
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