Elevate your garden with the best climbing plant supports of 2024
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Elevate your garden with the best climbing plant supports of 2024

Give your plants the support they need to help them flourish in the garden. Here are a few of the best wall trellis designs for climbing plants in 2024

Published: April 5, 2024 at 10:00 am

Support your climbing plants with one of these wall and freestanding trellis climbing plant support designs. Read more on the best climbing plants for your garden and annual climbers.

Climbing plants are a versatile addition to any garden, partly because they can be trained. Climbing roses, trailing shrubs, morning glories and vining fruits and vegetables will all benefit from a sturdy plant climbing frame.

Structural support enables stems to grow stronger and healthier so they bear more flowers, fruit and vegetables. But give your vines something to follow and they can also become a decorative addition to your garden, adding character and focal points to spaces that will spark inspiration.

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If you’re looking beyond using bamboo canes, we’ve carefully collated a range of attractive metal, wooden and plastic climbing plant supports, including trellises and obelisks. Find inspiration in everything from country classics to ornate gothic archways for growing healthy and decorative vine plants.

The best climbing plant supports for 2024

Hampton Plant Support Steel Obelisk

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Hampton Obelisks in gardens
Image: Hampton Obelisk / sarahraven.com

Claiming to be extremely strong and built to last, this characterful steel obelisk is finished with a black antique polyester paint, over an iron phosphate to boost its water and weather resistance. But you can also buy it with a bare metal finish, which will develop an aged look as it rusts over time.

Each leg is gathered at the top by one decorative ball and the overall effect is of an elegant support for climbers. Horizontal rungs in the frame should also offer training vines a great first step.

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Barrington Arch Trellis

Buy from Garden Trading (£70.00)

Barrington Arch Trellis on a white background

With a subtle gothic arch, the criss-cross design of the Barrington Arch Trellis allows for plenty of grips and angles for climbing plants and vines to hold on to. The bars form gentle curves for a characterful but unobtrusive natural screen that could be used anywhere around the garden, whether freestanding to break up a space or stood against a wall for decoration.

Over time the trellis will build its own aged, rusted effect so for a robust trellis to add character to your garden and guide climbers, this is a great option.

Rowlinson Wrenbury Round Top Metal Garden Arch

Robert Dyas

The lattice sides are perfect for adding climbing plants to grow over the top, and create a decorative, shaded spot in your garden. This striking steel arch comes in a stylish shade of grey and with a 10-year guarantee.

The powder-coated frame helps make the arch more durable and helps to protect from seasonal elements. A purchase that will last for years to come, the modern, metal design opposed to a traditional wooden one, offers a contemporary look and feel.

Hortense Metal Obelisk Trellis

Buy from Wayfair (£75.99)

Hortense 153cm H x 21cm W Metal Obelisk Trellis

This russet coloured trellises in this set of three have less of an industrial feel and more of an ornately decorated obelisk. Swirling birds adorn their sides with leaves and rods that mimic the look of climbing vines.

Protected by a powder coat and gloss finish, the small, medium and large metal supporters are designed for year-round durability and would make excellent climbing frames for runner beans.

Raw Metal Honeysuckle Barrington Trellis

Buy from Garden Trading (£60.00)

Barrington Honeysuckle Trellis on a wall

This is our top pick for a durable plant support for honeysuckle and clematis that needs some training. Crafted in Raw Metal, its designed to rust once placed in the garden; adding to the rustic vintage aesthetic. It makes for a stand-out centrepiece in the garden.

Plant support 2D fleur de lis

Plant support on a white background

It’s remarkably easy to bring a little continental charm into a garden with a climbing plant support like this 2D fleur de lis from Crocus.

The design itself is simple, offering five vertical bars for vines and four horizontal. Look a little closer and you’ll spot scrolls and French lilies embellishing the frame. Spiked feet should also help when pushing it into the ground.

Relaxdays Set of 3 Freestanding Iron Trellis

Relaxdays Set of 3 Freestanding Iron Trellis on a white background

This set of three obelisk trellises is a nice alternative to the traditional upright design of freestanding plant supports for climbers.

Each trellis features a crown-style circular topper that would help guide stems up and over their edges, creating a nice bouquet effect. But importantly, these become a decorative element to any bed of flowers, vegetables or vines.

Iron Arched Trellis

Buy from Mano Mano (£24.99)

Wayfair

This stunning set of three plant climbing racks, are both practical and extremely stylish. Made form iron, they’re weather-resistant and strong and sturdy to withhold the elements. It has easily installation through being staked into the ground. Both climbing plants and flowers can grow up the arch design with ease. The intricate leaf motifs and arched-roof, add charm and elegance to your garden or terrace.

Perching Birds Pot Trellis in Black

Primrose

If you're short on space, or looking for some stylish support to add to your patio area, then this perching birds pot trellis is perfect! Measuring at 101cm in height, this is suitable to add some extra support to climbing potted plants such as, clematis or passion flowers.

It's durable and made with powder-coated steel, helping it to last through many seasons to come. The elegant design, charming birds and black matte finish, will add a sweet touch to your potted plants.

Minster willow trellis

Minster willow trellis against a garden wall

Bent willow climbing plant supporters bring a graceful grandeur to outdoor spaces. Their woody tones fit seamlessly in with most, if not all gardens, so if you’re looking to keep the natural theme, this Minister trellis will act as a sturdy support to climbing plants and vines.

Three poles across the centre allow for lateral growing as well as vertical vine support, so this is also a versatile option.

Garden Maypole Plant Support

Crocus

Compact and easy to install, this maypole is an ideal solution for sweet peas, clematis, and runner beans. Once assembled, the support stands out an impressive 6ft tall. It’s robust and durable. Through the strings, plants and vegetables are able to grow up through and this pulls the strings tighter, creating extra rigidity and strength.

The elegant Victorian-style design make this a stylish option to add to your vegetable patch and garden. Economically priced, pop a few up across a border and make a beautiful display.

Agriframes Monet Arch

Agriframes monet arch in a garden
Image: Agriframes Monet Arch / agriframes.co.uk

For any high-climbers or trainable vines, an archway is a great way to not only support your plants but also create a statement garden feature to enjoy year-round.

Inspired by the arches found in Monet’s garden at Giverny, this design has a classic style and should suit any garden. It's made with galvanised tubular steel with UV-resistant coating to keep it looking good for years to come. Buy the lattice infills from Agriframes to help train plants up the sides.

You can also find several other stylish arches at Agriframes.

Natural Steel Finish Arch Trellis

Buy from Artisan Plant Supports (£95.00+)

You can count on steel-made trellis’ to last a long time, purely by merit of the metal’s durability.

Supplied with pre-fixed mounting brackets, these particular frames by Artisan Plant supports can be attached directly to walls (including brick walls) or lent against something to offer a climbing plant support from the ground up.

8mm galvanised or rusted steel bars make up the frames and you can choose from a range of powder coated finishes.

Rustic Gothic Flower Trellis

Buy from Secret Gardens Furniture (£225.00)

With small flowers dotted across this bent metal climbing plant supporter, we can assume it’s designed to be both durable and decorative in any space around the garden.

The flowers follow a natural Gothic arch shape and will encourage plants into well-spaced criss-crosses as they grow. The natural screen formed should also allow light through each section.

Diagonal Trellis Convex Arched Topper Panel

Buy from The Garden Trellis Co. (£32.00+)

Arched top trellis panels are great for adding shape and character to a run of fencing. These particular panels are suitable for timber or concrete fence posts. The grooved frame with eased edges holds a trellis with slim slats, spaced with 40mm gaps for climbing vines.

There are 11 different finishing options including 10 stain shades and these panels come with a 12-month timber guarantee. This means you can personalise the panels to your own garden.

Climbing plants add great dimension and character to your garden, so we think its worth investing in supports to provide them a place to grow. If you're looking for more garden reinforcements, check out the best peony supports and the best plant supports!

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