Putting in a trellis and fenced area for the blackberry vines. they’ve been in the ground 2 years now and are starting to grow longer shoots. We laid down fabric up next to the Garden of Pain and out from the Blackberry plants 6′ on both sides.
The trellis support wires are held on with eye bolts, turn-buckles and heavy duty wire, plastic coated. Brian made the trellises, I designed them based on some pictures I saw online. I added the pineapple finial on top which I’ve been keeping in a box in the garage for 20 years. Seriously, I knew I would find the right purpose for those finials one of these days! They look like a blackberry on top after being painted purple. Ha!
I bought antique fencing which I found on Craig’s list. I love it. Painting was tedious, 2 coats of outdoor house paint, in three colors.
We secured the fencing to the 4×4 posts, added handmade, custom sized gates (to allow wheelbarrow access), and then put down 3″ of small gravel.
Done.
Waiting for Blackberries now . . . .