Illustration of trellis
- trellis 1
1
: a frame of latticework used as a screen or as a support for climbing plants
2
: a construction (such as a summerhouse) chiefly of latticework
3
: an arrangement that forms or gives the effect of a lattice
a trellis of interlacing streams
trellised; trellising; trellises
1
: to provide with a trellis
especially
: to train (a plant, such as a vine) on a trellis
2
: to cross or interlace on or through : interweave
Examples of trellis in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Daniel Hartis, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
The private- and publicly-funded project broke ground back in September 2021 and includes a paved walkway connecting it to the east side of First Street, benches and shaded seating areas, a trellis surrounding the plaza topped with solar panels as well as a riverwalk along the Fox River.
—David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2024
After dark, the trellises are lit up for an even more magical viewing experience.
—Talia Avakian, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2024
Install sturdy trellises, wire mesh cages, etc. to support rangy plants like tomatoes and vining plants like cucumbers, climbing squashes, luffa, watermelon, pumpkins, etc.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2024
What’s Great About It The dense fibers didn't show footprints or vacuum marks, and the dotted trellis pattern is perfect for a nursery.
—Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 28 Jan. 2024
For outdoor vertical gardening, build a vegetable trellis for edible planting.
—Deb Wiley, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2024
On a recent weekday afternoon, Kirkpatrick eyed a row of spindly citron trees whose branches were supported by a network of trellises and twine.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023
Outside, there's a brick patio with an al fresco dining room topped with a trellis as well as a small grassy lawn and a shady in-ground pool.
—Mackenzie Schmidt, Peoplemag, 19 Dec. 2023
Alex Groves, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
In recent decades, Walsh said, many apple growers have employed trellising so that limbs hold up under heavy crop loads and rough weather.
—Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2023
Stationary wooden pickets have been replaced by a trellising system that can be adjusted upward as vines grow so that their leaves can be positioned to serve as a natural canopy to shade grapes from a burning sun.
—Patricia Cohen Violette Franchi, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2023
At a home by designer Patrick Printy, multiple curved and trellised pergolas with greenery create a dreamy pathway along the house.
—Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 23 Feb. 2023
There are tons of interesting melons, cucumbers, and squash out there; all grow from vines and do best when trellised.
—Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine, 12 Apr. 2020
More than 20 adults and children visited last month for a tour and one of Tomassini’s simple meals in exchange for a few hours of weeding, trellising or other jobs.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2019
The nautically-themed restaurant features California cuisine, craft cocktails, a fireplace and an outdoor patio with a wood-trellised deck and soon-to-open bocce ball court.
—Jessica Yadegaran, The Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2019
The pathways that trellised the fragrant herb garden outside the chatelaine’s bedroom and in the far-flung potager were made from bricks imported by the British, who used them as ballast for their ships.
—Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 15 Aug. 2018
Noun
The brewery plans to eventually use them as trellises for homegrown hops or wisteria.
—Daniel Hartis, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
The private- and publicly-funded project broke ground back in September 2021 and includes a paved walkway connecting it to the east side of First Street, benches and shaded seating areas, a trellis surrounding the plaza topped with solar panels as well as a riverwalk along the Fox River.
—David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2024
After dark, the trellises are lit up for an even more magical viewing experience.
—Talia Avakian, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2024
Install sturdy trellises, wire mesh cages, etc. to support rangy plants like tomatoes and vining plants like cucumbers, climbing squashes, luffa, watermelon, pumpkins, etc.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2024
What’s Great About It The dense fibers didn't show footprints or vacuum marks, and the dotted trellis pattern is perfect for a nursery.
—Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 28 Jan. 2024
For outdoor vertical gardening, build a vegetable trellis for edible planting.
—Deb Wiley, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2024
On a recent weekday afternoon, Kirkpatrick eyed a row of spindly citron trees whose branches were supported by a network of trellises and twine.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023
Outside, there's a brick patio with an al fresco dining room topped with a trellis as well as a small grassy lawn and a shady in-ground pool.
—Mackenzie Schmidt, Peoplemag, 19 Dec. 2023
Verb
Because sweet potatoes have a vining habit, Sparks says they can be trellised to be less messy.
—Alex Groves, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
In recent decades, Walsh said, many apple growers have employed trellising so that limbs hold up under heavy crop loads and rough weather.
—Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2023
Stationary wooden pickets have been replaced by a trellising system that can be adjusted upward as vines grow so that their leaves can be positioned to serve as a natural canopy to shade grapes from a burning sun.
—Patricia Cohen Violette Franchi, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2023
At a home by designer Patrick Printy, multiple curved and trellised pergolas with greenery create a dreamy pathway along the house.
—Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 23 Feb. 2023
There are tons of interesting melons, cucumbers, and squash out there; all grow from vines and do best when trellised.
—Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine, 12 Apr. 2020
More than 20 adults and children visited last month for a tour and one of Tomassini’s simple meals in exchange for a few hours of weeding, trellising or other jobs.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2019
The nautically-themed restaurant features California cuisine, craft cocktails, a fireplace and an outdoor patio with a wood-trellised deck and soon-to-open bocce ball court.
—Jessica Yadegaran, The Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2019
The pathways that trellised the fragrant herb garden outside the chatelaine’s bedroom and in the far-flung potager were made from bricks imported by the British, who used them as ballast for their ships.
—Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 15 Aug. 2018
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