Turn Some Simple Dollar Tree Items Into A DIY Trellis For Climbing Plants

Do you have a bare wall on your metal-sided shed or garage that you would absolutely love to disguise with a gorgeous climbing plant? Ideally, the wall gets lots of sunshine, making it the perfect spot for peas, beans, or even a fragrant flowering climber like star jasmine. If you're on a tight budget and prefabricated trellises are out of reach right now, there's a simple DIY from crafty TikToker lexistentialcrysis that you can make with just a few affordable Dollar Tree supplies. All you have to do is string garden twine around some magnetic clips. It's even easier to put together than an inexpensive DIY garden trellis you can make using branches!

When you're browsing the Dollar Tree aisles, grab a pack of Jot Heavy-Duty Magnetic Clips for $1.25 each and a roll of Garden Collection Jute Twine for $1.50. You'll also need something near the ground to tie the twine to — and to plant your vine in. You could copy lexistentialcrysis and use a couple of white C.O.S. Flexible Tote Baskets. At $4 each from Dollar Tree, they won't break the bank. Line them with the bag your potting mix comes in. Poke some holes in the bottom for drainage. Alternatively, you could use large plastic pots and make some holes in the rim with a soldering iron for the twine. Or you could get even more creative and turn an old laundry basket into a beautiful decorative planter — though it will be decidedly larger than the other options.

Building this quick trellis hack you can do with simple Dollar Tree items couldn't be easier. Stick the four magnetic clips onto the metal wall — at a height you can comfortably reach, with or without a step ladder. Space the clips roughly 1 foot apart. Place your planters on the ground below them, as close to the wall as possible, and fill them with potting mix to weigh them down. Tie one end of the twine to the outer edge of the left-hand planter, and loop it over the first clip, knotting it in place. Run the twine back down the wall and tie it to the inner edge of the left-hand planter. Repeat for the planter on the right. You should end up with eight vertical zig-zagging twine lines.

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If you want something more sturdy but still affordable, you could switch out the twine for Floral Garden Green Wire from Dollar Tree. Alternatively, look around your yard for some relatively straight twigs or thin branches to weave horizontally between the vertical lines of twine. Tie them in place with more twine. What can you do if your wall is made of wood or brick and not metal? Replace the magnetic clips with screw-in Tool Bench Universal Tool Hooks or these attractive Tool Bench Heavy-Duty Hooks. However you decide to modify this DIY project, you'll have the perfect trellis for annual or lightweight perennial climbers that need something to cling to as they grow.