How to Make a Garden Climbing Frame

Start by tying a loop in the end of the cord. Leave the tail from this loop about 3 inches long. Place the loop over one pole end.

Wrap the cord about 15 times around the pole ends. You don’t need to pull too tightly as when you part the pole ends to make the tripod shape you will automatically tighten the cord.

Cut the cord with 3 inches to spare at the end. Pull the cord between the pole ends and tie to the tail end from the original loop to secure.

Take another piece of cord and make a loop like before in step 1 but don’t cut the tail. Place it over one pole end just as before, leaving the tail dangle down uncut.

Open the poles out from the bottom (the opposite end to the tied ends) into a tripod shape and firmly push the pole ends into the soil.

Starting at the top, wrap the attached cord around each leg by passing the roll of cord first around the leg and then over itself. Work around each leg in turn as you move towards the ground; you will need one rung every 12 inches of height.

When you get to the bottom, tie the cord to the leg to secure it. Plant your plants around the legs and help the young plants find the poles and rungs by wrapping the immature shoots around the poles while they get established. The plants will grow all around the rungs as they grow upwards. When the season is over, the cord rungs can be discarded, leaving the binding holding the poles together intact. The tripod frame should be removed from the ground and stored in a shed for re-use the following year.