Preparing your garden for spring: the role of trellis panels

As winter fades, gardens all around the UK slowly begin waking from their dormancy, preparing for vibrant blooms and lush growth. This is the ideal time to enhance your garden practically, ensuring it thrives throughout spring and beyond. Trellis panels are among the most versatile tools—not merely decorative but essential structures that can significantly transform your garden space.

Supporting spring planting with trellis panels

One of the most significant advantages of trellis panels is their ability to support climbing plants and vegetables effectively. Plants that significantly benefit from sturdy trellises include:

• Climbing roses
• Clematis
• Honeysuckle
• Sweet peas

Vegetable gardeners also find vertical gardening incredibly beneficial. Runner beans, peas, and cucumbers flourish when grown vertically, saving ground space, improving airflow, and simplifying harvesting.

If your existing trellis panels have weathered or been damaged over winter, replace or repair them before vigorous spring growth begins.

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Square Trellis

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RHS Prestige Trellis

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Quick privacy fixes for spring gatherings

Spring means the return of outdoor gatherings and relaxing days spent enjoying your garden. Trellis panels offer a practical and attractive solution for enhancing privacy, particularly if your garden overlooks neighbours or open spaces. To create secluded, peaceful pockets of space, try:

• Strategically placing tall privacy trellis around seating areas or garden perimeters.
• Planting fast-growing climbers such as jasmine, honeysuckle, or clematis Montana varieties.

These climbers provide dense, attractive coverage quickly, creating a private and inviting garden retreat in time for your spring gatherings.

Vertical planting ideas for spring blooms

Vertical planting using trellis panels maximises your garden’s potential and visual appeal. For captivating early spring blooms, consider:

• Sweet peas for their delicate colours and fragrances.
• Spring-flowering clematis like Clematis alpina or Clematis macropetala for vibrant layered effects.

Smaller trellis panels installed in pots or raised beds can also create charming miniature vertical gardens ideal for:

• Strawberries
• Dwarf climbing vegetables
• Vibrant nasturtiums cascading attractively from pots

Getting your trellis panels ready for action

We have created a range of installation guides which take you through various options for installing trellis panels correctly. They are suitable for you or your professional landscaper or builder should they need them.

Remember to make sure you have all the tools for the job; digging equipment, hammer, screwdriver or a cordless drill, a string line and spirit level are just a few of the essential tools required. Screws, nails and post mix need to be organised for when you start.

Proper installation is crucial for long-lasting stability and practical plant support.

Discover our trellis installation guides.

Start your garden transformation today

Early spring preparations set the foundation for a rewarding gardening season. Your garden will flourish beautifully with thoughtful planning and strategic use of trellis panels.

Ready to revitalise your garden space? Explore our carefully selected, spring-ready trellis panels today and begin your garden’s stunning transformation.