To grow climbing plants on a surface that needs occasional maintenance like a brick wall or timber fence, attach a trellis using hinges at the base so when access is required it’s unhooked from the top and lowered with the plants still attached.
How to install a hinged trellis for vines
 ●1 SECURE BATTENS of treated pine along the top and base of the trellis area, using plastic plugs on brick and 40mm x 8g timber screws on a fence.
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