What to plant on trellis

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We have a trellis at the back of our small garden that isnt currently being used and I'm not sure what is best to plant there. Just looking for some ideas, I'm very new to gardening but did have some success with some tulips so want to continue on! Thanks

Shady or sunny? In the soil, or in pots?

In shade trachelospermum jasminoides is gorgeous, or a honeysuckle? Akebia quinata (chocolate vine; this is gorgeous and smells lovely).

In the sun you could have a climbing rose or a clematis (if you are on a budget, btw, the supermarkets often do little pots of clematis around now, which can be a really good buy as they usually grow quite fast).

How tall is the trellis? If in a sunny spot, you could grow edibles. Mange tout, runner beans, cucumbers etc. Runner beans in particular have very pretty flowers in the summer.

Star jasmine is evergreen and smells beautiful during summer when you're likely to be sitting out in the garden.

@SarahAndQuack the garden is south facing so does get sunlight and there is a border at the back of the garden so I was thinking to just plant straight into soil but not sure if its better to plant in pots. Sorry I'm really not knowledgeable about gardening so trying to learn!

@CJ0374 I don't have exact measurements but I would guess about 8ft? I had actually thought it would be nice to plants peas as could get my DDs involved. There is 2 separate trellises so I wonder could I plant peas on one and then climbing rose on the other or would that not work?
@Shepadoodle thanks for suggestions will have a look at these and yes we do use the garden a lot even though it's small!

Oh, that sounds lovely! You can get really fun peas with a purple pods/pink flowers that are decorative. Just google 'purple pea' and you'll find a few varieties. Peas and a climbing rose would work. The rose will be happier in the ground (dig in some organic matter/manure mixed with topsoil if you can). The peas probably easier in a pot, but either would work.

Plants in pots need regular watering - in the ground less so.

Yes, you could certainly have a rose on 1 trellis and peas or other climber on the other. Roughly how wide it the trellis? You could grow a few different pea varieties if wide enough.
Although fresh peas are lovely, personally I find them a faff- having to shell them and feels like half the pod is being thrown. Hence I prefer mange tout where the whole thing can be eaten. A someone else said though, there are some pretty peas, and mange tout varieties.
https://www.suttons.co.uk/vegetable-seeds/pea-seeds/pea-seeds-blauwschokker_mh-46717

https://www.suttons.co.uk/vegetable-seeds/pea-seeds/pea-mangetout-seeds-multicoloured-mix_MH-32608

https://www.thorncroftclematis.co.uk/passiflora-caerulea-8767-p
https://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/wisteria-sinensis/classid.28/sku.PL00006650
https://www.thorncroftclematis.co.uk/clematis-forever-friends-zofori-8151-p