Home Improvement Ideas Outdoor Structures Pergolas, Arbors & Trellises DIY Bean Trellis Give your bean plants a structured place to grow with this easy-to-make arch that elevates your vines to be the star of the scene. By Viveka Neveln Viveka Neveln Instagram Viveka Neveln is the Garden Editor at BHG and a degreed horticulturist with broad gardening expertise earned over 3+ decades of practice and study. She has more than 20 years of experience writing and editing for both print and digital media. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Updated on March 20, 2022 Share Tweet Pin Email Bean plants climb and cover anything in their path, but can sometimes look messy and tangled. Try making this arched bean trellis for your garden to give them a structured path to follow for a tidier look. When grown densely, this trellis gives the garden a magical, country garden vibe that also keeps crops off the ground. Jason Donnelly Supplies Required Post driverWire cutters5-foot heavy-duty T posts16-foot piece of cattle panelZip ties Brie Passano Step 1: Drive Posts To start this project, locate where you would like your arch placed. Drive the first T post in with the post driver. Measure 5’ out and drive in the second post. Measure back 36” from each post and drive in a post in each location. Brie Passano Step 2: Attach Cattle Panel Place one end of the cattle panel on the ground inside of two of the T posts that are 36” apart and secure with 4 zip ties on each post. Arch the panel over to put the other end of the cattle panel along the other two T posts. Secure in the same fashion. Brie Passano Step 3: Plant Beans Plant beans (or any vining plant) at one or both ends of the arch and watch them grow. If the vines do not naturally weave through the cattle panel, you can gently wrap the end of the vine around a few rungs to get it started. If you add a decorative orb, you can train the vine to travel down and around the orb by weaving stray vine ends or use wire or twine to attach the vine to the base of the orb. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit