Texas Gardening: Hyacinth Bean , 1 by chuck7701

chuck7701 wrote:
Here's mine on the west side of the house to block the sun.

If you have any utility or cattle panel - that would be great for a trellis. I bought 3 5x16 galvanized utility panels - 4 inch mesh and cut them in half for vines on the new fence. Wife and I agreed the galvanized look was pretty ugly. So went through the tedious task of priming with Rustoleum aluminum primer, then Rustoleum brown. Now they are hardly noticeable.

Bolted some additional post fasteners, and used S hooks to hang them, anchored the bottom with copper wire.. They are easily removed at any time.

In case anyone is interested, the cedar was stained with a fabulous product called Defy (for Hardwoods) using light walnut. Probably have to order online as few stores carry it. They also have an array of products for cleaning and stripping old fences. The pine and cedar colors were too light or orange. This stuff bonds with the wood, requires two coats 15-20 minutes apart, but does not wash off, fade and has UV protection. It's good for at least five years before I will need to put a maintenance coat. Get a laugh watching the neighbors restain every 2-3 years, or six months later it's fading or washed off by the sprinklers already.