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Today Ini helped me complete a simple task we had needed to do for some time:

Build a trellis for one of my roses!

Rangy girl!

This rose, an Autumn Damask, is an old rose variety. Its pink blooms smell delightful! This is a rose supposedly from Persia from waaaaay back when. I love to think of all of the people who have cared for and loved this specific variety all over the world! Beauty truly connects us all.

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But enough of my waxing poetic, this is a Tutorial post! Let’s have at it... Take it away Ini.

Here’s how to build a simple trellis:

• I took some white oak that had been felled on site from one of our trees and cut it into 9 ft lengths (accounting for stake length underground).

It’s best to check your if table saw fence is around. Just got given this saw and it came without a fence ;)

• Rip it to whatever dimensions suits you. I cut it to around 1 inch. If you’ve even dealt with rough sawn green oak you’ll chuckle at how wonky things can get. Cups and curves and bows aside, the goal is to create thin pieces for the trellis.

I got a laugh when I tried ripping a straight line on a curved board. Luckily this is not a place for perfection.

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• Lay out the pieces. This isn’t a jugsaw puzzle, so it’ll fit together quickly.

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• Once I had these pieces, I cut the cross supports, drilled for the holes and nailed them together. Yes, it is that easy!

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• Make sure you have correct placement. I made EXTRA sure it was in the right spot. See video for proof ;)

• Then Wren and I pounded it in. We hit a rock the first time (surprise!) and had to try another spot just a few inches away.

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• Then we tied the canes loosely to the trellis. This should over time allow the rose to trellis along the wood supports and not look so rangy! Leave it loose so it has room to grow.

It’s funny how sometimes it can take us so long to complete a simple task ;) Her Rose should be a lot happier now!!

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