Wood Rose Trellis Panel Ideas

Seasoned rose growers and beginners alike can build beautiful wood panel trellis structures to showcase the decadent blooms. Build a trellis for your roses out of leftover wood from other projects, reclaimed wood, branches or newly purchased wood. Customize the trellis panel according to available space. Whether you choose to build a freestanding panel to act as a focal point, a trellis to brighten a dull stretch of fence or as part of an arbor, pergola or deck, an array of options are available.

Freestanding Trellis

For a freestanding trellis panel, design something to work with existing structures on your property. For instance, use the same materials used to build the deck, fence or pergola. Alternatively, choose rustic wood -- branches, reclaimed fence slats or branches -- and create a design that will stand out. Ideas include a basic trellis design with diagonal slats, Asian-influenced panels with square openings and a series of horizontal slats, or using branches to build a frame for the panel, making a crisscross pattern throughout the middle with thinner branches and twigs.

Fence Trellis

Help a trellis panel intended for your fence stand out by painting the wood a bright and unexpected hue. Lime green, lemon yellow and cherry red will add a jolt of color to a drab area of your fence. Coordinate the color with the existing look of your garden and the color of the rose the trellis is meant for. Paint the panel white for a backdrop against red roses. Consider building a group of trellis panels to liven up a yard without much landscaping. Remember to install the trellis 4 to 6 inches in front of your fence to allow air flow behind the trellis.

Structural Trellis

Trellis panels can be added to existing structures to beef up privacy or worked into your plans when designing something from the start. Build trellis panels to hide unsightly storage areas under a deck, to create an area of privacy along one or more sides of a pergola or to add life to an arbor above a gate. Remember, the panels can be customized to any size you require, which means you can design thin panels for the arbor along with thicker panels for elsewhere.

Other Ideas

Use trellis panels to create an area for your garbage cans. Once the roses come in, you will forget what they are hiding. Design a variety of different trellis panels for your garden, but unify them by painting them all one color. For instance, a rustic branch design can be paired with a sleek, modern, horizontal trellis and a standard diagonal slat panel if they are all painted white. Or, create an arch with two long rectangular panels topped with a shorter piece. Use the arch to lead to a separate area of your yard or as a focal point to welcome guests into the garden.