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    Home » DIY Projects

    Flower Pot Trellis

    May 30, 2021 by Patti Estep 8 Comments

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    Flower pot with metal trellis

    This flower pot trellis tutorial is a fun way to create elegant looking planters with the use of standard tomato cages. Creating a plant pot with a trellis will look fabulous on your front porch or anywhere around your home.

    Flower pot trellis flanking door.

    When we replaced our double front door with a single door, I knew that I would want to place flanking pots on the porch. I used to have a large black planter that sat to the left, and that just doesn't work with the new door. I think I'll place the old planter in the garden where our maple tree used to be. The two pots that I used in the garden for the color wheel post are now used to flank the front door.

    tomato cages

    Making a Trellis for Potted Plants

    To make the trellis purchase a standard tomato cage and flip it upside down. Feel free to paint them black as I did or any color you want.

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    Finial for cages

    Top the cages with baluster knuckles, normally used to decorate metal stair legs, to cap the top of the cage like a finial. A rubber band works well to hold the legs together first, but may not be necessary.

    Flower pot trellis in garden

    The one problem I had was the size of the pot, compared to the diameter of the lowest ring. They were just about the same. It would have been better if the pot was a tad bigger, or the cage a little smaller. If you are buying the tomato cages and the pots at the same time then you can make sure that they fit well. I wanted to re-use pots that I already had and they were close enough.

    Plant label stake holding trellis in pot.

    Either way, you need something to stake the bottom ring into the pot like these plant label stakes. They keep the cage firmly in place. You could also use a heavy gauge wire and make your own stakes.

    Flower pot trellis closeup

    Sticking with my purple and green theme for the year, I planted sweet potato vine, lobelia, and calibrachoa trailing around the sides.  These are all great trailing plants with great color.

    Note: Add the plants to the pot before attaching the trellis.

    Vining Plants for the Trellis

    The star of the planter, though small for now,  is a black-eyed susan vine placed in the back. I used the twist tie that came with the plant to attach it to one of the sides of the trellis. I know from experience that this pretty flowering vine is a vigorous grower, and will shine in this planter. I'm seeing more and more of this vine in the nurseries this year. The yellow shown here is pretty standard, but it also comes in white, peach, orange, and pink.

    Flower pot trellis on right side of porch

    The next day the vine already attached itself to the trellis and started growing.

    Other Vine Ideas for the Trellis

    • Morning glories
    • Bougainvillea,
    • Mandevilla
    • Clematis
    Flower pot trellis planters flanking front door.

    I'm loving the vibrant color of our entrance this year. I can't wait to see what it will look like when everything grows in.

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    Update: Here's a pic just a few weeks later

    Flower pot trellis view after plants have grown for a few weeks.

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    Flower pot trellis flanking door.
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    Flower Pot Trellis - Easy and Cheap To Make, Looks Expensive

    Create elegant looking planters with the use of standard tomato cages. You would never know this is a budget-friendly DIY project.
    Prep Time15 mins
    Active Time45 mins
    Total Time1 hr
    Course: DIY Garden Art
    Yield: 1 Flower Pot Trellis
    Author: Patti Estep
    Cost: $20

    Equipment

    • Garden Tools

    Materials

    • Tomato Cage
    • Black Paint
    • Baluster Knuckles
    • Rubber Band
    • Plant Label Stakes
    • Plants

    Instructions

    • Take a standard tomato cage and flip it upside down.
    • Paint the cages and the pots black.
    • Cap the top of the cage with a baluster knuckle.
    • Stake the ring into the pot with plant label stakes.
    • Add different types of plants that will grow up the trellis.

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    About Patti Estep

    Patti is the creator of Hearth and Vine, a home and garden blog filled with projects to inspire your creative side. She loves crafting, gardening, decorating and entertaining at her home in Pennsylvania. When she is not working on a project at home or searching for treasures at nurseries and thrift stores with her girlfriends, you’ll probably find her with family and friends, at a restaurant, or home party enjoying new and different food adventures.

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    Comments

    1. Heather

      May 17, 2020 at 9:12 pm

      I ended up finding smaller tomato cages that work great in my pots. Also used a couple of lamp finials for the top. I really like how they turned out. Thanks for the inspiration.

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      • Patti Estep

        May 18, 2020 at 6:20 am

        Heather that sounds great. I'm so glad you like the idea.

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    2. CookieGirl

      October 22, 2019 at 3:32 pm

      This is lovely! What a great idea.
      Here's another: I made one but instead of a finial on the top, I used a solar powered lamp. Now the way between my back door and our camper is lighted. It looks a little bare now, but when the vine I planted fills in, it will be pretty cool.

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        October 22, 2019 at 3:39 pm

        What a great idea. Pretty and practical. Thanks for sharing.

        Reply
    3. Dorth

      May 30, 2018 at 11:32 am

      Love this idea.

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        May 30, 2018 at 3:57 pm

        Glad to hear it! 🙂

        Reply
    4. Carole West, Garden Up Green

      May 30, 2018 at 7:37 am

      This is a neat idea and depending on the material of that pot you could probably drill holes in the rim (Use a glass cutter bit if it's a clay pot) and then thread wire through attach to the T/cage and secure with the wire. String would probably also work but wire wouldn't rot. Like floral wire because it would be almost invisible. Great project and that front porch is is beautiful.

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      • Patti Estep

        May 30, 2018 at 7:55 am

        I love that you can always see new and different ways to tackle a project. Thanks for sharing.

        Reply

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