20 DIY Arbor and Trellis Ideas for your Garden (2024)

This modern take on the typical trellis (by yours truly!) is a great way to fill up a blank fence wall. It takes up very little space, which is perfect next to walkways or on the side of the house. You can find the plans for this project in my woodworking plans library!

This trellis looks good even when it's not covered in clematis vines! Use a scrap board as a spacer to get even placement across the entire fence.

Want to add a trellis to the top of an existing fence? This simple solution creates more privacy and gives vine plants room to grow!

You don't need a huge garden to have beautiful climbing vines! This trellis is attached to a small wooden planter, so you can just plop in a pot and watch them grow!

You don't need vines to cover up a blank wall space! This tall planter wall holds lots of smaller boxes, so you can fill them with a variety of flowers or plants! It's particularly useful for hiding outdoor eyesores like pipes or conduit in plain sight.

Give your tomato plants plenty of support and room to grow with this six foot tall tomato trellis!

This trellis/arbor hybrid looks beautiful all on its own, but will be even better covered in fragrant blooms!

Got something to hide? This trellis screen disguises the clutter behind it, and extends the garden space as well.

I love this stylish take on the standard trellis! Plant your vines in the pots mounted along its surface to fill in the blank spaces quickly.

Did you know you could grow cucumbers so they hang down rather than rot in the dirt? I'll be adding one of these to our vegetable garden next year!

This modern garden trellis will make a great privacy screen when all the plants have grown in, and will look great even covered with snow in winter!

I kinda have a thing for hexagons (like this side table and this candle holder I made), so I'm absolutely loving this honeycomb trellis! The bold geometric shapes really draw the eye to this corner of the garden.

This tutorial is full of ideas on how to use these wood and wire trellises to create a miniature farm in your backyard!

This DIY plant stand features shelves for pots, large planter boxes and an arbor across the top for hanging baskets and vining plants!

You could build a single obelisk as a trellis, or combine them to create this colorful arbor!

Sit among fragrant blooms on this beautiful bench with built-in arbor! I would love this one in the back corner of my garden.

Here's another version of a bench with an arbor, using standard lattice you can buy at the hardware store.

Create a spot just for the kids to lounge outside among the flowers with this pint-size arbor with bench.

Nothing says "Come into my garden" quite like this Gothic arch arbor! Not only does it create a beautiful entryway into the raised beds, but it provides plenty of climbing room for vine plants.

Start your own mini vineyard with this stylish grape arbor.

The chunky posts on this arbor really make a statement, and creates a beautiful entryway onto the garden patio.

Why have a single arbor when you could have an entire tunnel! This would look amazing covered in climbing roses or wisteria.