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a ladder for plants that can't climb but try anyway
means A frame of crossed or latticed strips of wood or metal used to support climbing plants.
from From Old French 'treillis,' meaning latticework or trellis, which traces back to Latin 'trilix' — 'woven with three threads' (tri-, 'three,' plus 'licium,' 'thread'). The word began life describing fabric, the criss-cross of a loom, before it climbed out of the textile world and into the garden to hold up vines.
- latin root
- from trilicius, meaning woven of three threads
- plant strategy
- vines twist toward support by sensing touch
- airflow trick
- lifts crops to dodge fungus and rot
- medieval roots
- cloistered gardens used them for fruit and privacy
- space hack
- vertical growth multiplies yield in tiny plots
for instance
monet's garden trellis — climbing roses at giverny, france, painted by monet in water lily series
hampton court palace trellis — historic grape vine trellis in surrey, england, planted 1768
schoenbrunn palace trellis — baroque trellis structures in vienna, austria built 1697