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Historically trellis was used as a framework to grow an assortment of vines and flowering climbers on. The word trellis derives from the French word treillage, meaning a latticework for supporting vines.
These days trellis is used in a number of different ways, e.g. to provide screening or a windbreak, to divide an area, as well as other structural and visual functions within a garden. ![living-garden-trellis](https://www.jarrettfencing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/living-garden-trellis.jpg)
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Jarrett Fencing’s great range of trellis, whether added to the existing fence, as a view through panel or placed above a panel it can offer support to larger plants and climbers, or be an ornamental backdrop.
With modern gardens, ever diminishing in size, the trellis becomes a firm favourite for growing cucumbers, peas, beans,
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tomatoes and aubergines and getting these vegetables off the ground will produce a better crop; it also protects them from insects that are in the soil. Having the fruits above ground also prevents them from rotting, by not resting on poorly drained or wet soil.
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In addition, of course, the ever popular use of trellis with an arbour and, or gate to give a welcome to visitors or, consider how trellis can bring further dimension to your garden.