Garden Pyramid Trellis from Scraps

I've been spending the days working out in the yard now that Spring has sprung!

I'm repurposing old garden decor by giving things a new coat of paint or even completely redoing them. 

Today was one of those projects. 

When I found that my garden trellis had broken over the winter I decided to give it a new life. 

Take a look...

 

The garden trellis I bought at Home Depot for cheap a few years ago was broken this year and when my husband asked if he should throw it away I said heck no!

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When I said I would repurpose it he even wanted to help! I began by pulling off the cross pieces so I was left with the 4 longest pieces. 

My husband held the long pieces together while I wrapped wire around the top to hold them together temporarily. 

At this point the trellis was wobbly. I built it on the deck and was a busy place! 

Next, I cut the remaining pieces of the trellis that I tore off into 6" lengths. I nailed the pieces across from one another on the long pieces using my nail gun. At this time I also nailed the top together and removed the wire.

Once the top pieces were attached I searched my workshop for more scrap wood to make longer strips of wood on the bottom of the trellis. 

I found an old canvas frame in the basement so I cut it into 12" lengths and nailed them across from each other at the bottom of the trellis. 

I did a little sanding on the edges then stuck the trellis into the garden for the next step. Obviously our garden is "in the works." Don't worry if your pieces are not completely level when it stands on the floor because it doesn't matter when it sits in the dirt! 

Lastly I spray painted the trellis right there in the garden with Rustoleum 2x Ultracover Paint and Primer in Green Apple. Don't worry I'll be cleaning out that painted dirt before I plant the garden!  

The stenciled old screen door was a project I made several years ago. 

Lastly, I added an American flag to the top and we are ready to go on this garden!! 

Now this is not a perfect trellis by any means but it did use the scrap pieces of wood that might have been thrown out (not by me) and looks adorable in the garden too! 

Before we turned this into a vegetable garden I had a perennial garden that I just loved! 

We built the fence at the beginning of Spring a few years back and this weekend we will be tilling the soil, conditioning the soil and making the garden ready for the vegetables. 

I also added a DIY outdoor sink that worked off the hose using pressure treated lumber last year. 

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At the time of writing this post the garden was not ready but I'm looking forward to finishing off all the 'to do' items on my backyard list real soon! I'm looking forward to this...

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