How do you trellis a potted plant?
Fill your pot with soil and give it a good watering and press the soil down a bit. Insert the bamboo stakes equally around the perimeter of the pot and angle each one so that the end that is not in the pot is approximately over the center. Tie the top end of the bamboo stakes with string.
Give climbers support by fixing horizontal wires, 45cm apart, to your fence or wall. Space the vine eyes 1.8m apart horizontally, then run wire through them. Secure the ends by looping through the eye and wrapping around the shank. You can tighten the wire using a pair of pliers to turn the end of the vine eye.
Some climbing plants require a support system like a trellis, but others don't, so it's important to do your research and determine which climbing plants you'd like to grow and if you have the resources to support them.
A trellis is a simple framework of vertical supports and horizontal crosspieces that is flat and can train plants—like shrubs, small or young trees, or vines—to grow up and against an object.
Most climbers can be grown in containers but some are better suited than others and some are appropriate but only with a very large pot. Compact forms of Clematis and Lonicera are the most common choices for very good reason, but there are plenty more.
Best Garden Trellis Materials. In my experience, wood and metal/iron make the best and most sturdy trellises, and they're also easy to work with. Wood will eventually rot, of course, but you'll get a number of years out of a wooden trellis before you need to consider replacing it.
Trellis. One of the most popular supports, trellises can be placed on a wall or fence and painted to blend in, or stuck in the ground to create a feature in its own right. You can use them to create a living screen of flowers or foliage that will work brilliantly to disguise an ugly wall or fence.
Climbers and creepers require the support of ground or some structure to grow as they have stem.
Put it in a planter.
Stake your trellis in a barrel, planter or container garden to add height and support tall flowers. Choose a trellis that's tall enough for your climbing flowers, yet small enough to look proportional to the planter.
Anchor a trellis with ground spikes by driving 12- to 18-inch wood or metal stakes into the ground with a rubber mallet, leaving about 6 inches of each stake above ground. Place the trellis against the stakes and secure it to the stakes with plastic zip ties or sturdy rope.
How do you keep plants upright in pots?
Put something heavy in the bottom of the pot. A couple of inches of pebbles or rocks under the soil will usually do the trick. Arrange pots against a solid structure like a fence. This creates a windbreak and gives your plants support when the weather gets wild.
Training vines to climb
Step 1: Once the plant is sending out vines and reaching, attach the vines to the trellis with twine, garden tape, or even old shoe strings. Whatever you have around the house is fine as long as it's soft and won't cut into the vine.
