Method for supporting a plant

A method for supporting a plant, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a trellis comprising:
• a plurality of annular frames;
• and
• a base structure for supporting the plurality of annular frames,
• wherein each of the plurality of annular frames includes a front surface having a plurality of posts, the front surface being disposed on a front plane, and wherein the annular frame also has a rear surface having a plurality of receiving recesses, the rear surface being disposed on a rear plane, and wherein the front and rear planes are parallel and spaced apart from each other by a thickness of the annular frame;
• providing a plant;
• providing a plant support fastener that includes a fastener body that extends to ends, wherein each of the ends includes either a post or a receiving recess;
• interlocking some of the plurality of posts of a first annular frame of the plurality of annular frames with some of the receiving recesses of a second annular frame, such that the front surface of the first annular frame abuts the rear surface of the second annular frame;
• mounting the plurality of annular frames on the base structure;
• and
• fastening the plant to one of the plurality of annular frames using the plant support fastener, such that the ends of the fastener body are attached to at least one of the annular frames via the post or the receiving recess, and the plant support fastener is positioned around a portion of the plant;
• providing a set of spacer blocks each having a front surface and a rear surface, each of the front and the rear surfaces of the spacer block including a post or a receiving recess;
• interlocking the post or receiving recess of the front surface of each spacer block with the post or receiving recess of one of the ends of the support fastener, and interlocking the post or receiving recess of the rear surface of each spacer block with the posts or recesses of one of the plurality of annular frames.

A method for supporting a plant in a planter, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a trellis comprising:
• a plurality of annular frames;
• and
• a base structure for supporting the plurality of annular frames,
• wherein each of the plurality of annular frames includes a front surface having a plurality of posts, the front surface being disposed on a front plane, and wherein the annular frame also has a rear surface having a plurality of receiving recesses, the rear surface being disposed on a rear plane, and wherein the front and rear planes are parallel and spaced apart from each other by a thickness of the annular frame;
• and a base structure for supporting the plurality of annular frames, the base structure having at least one elongate support post for supporting the base structure in the planter, the elongate support post extending upwardly to an interlocking structure that includes a plurality of posts or receiving recesses;
• interlocking a first of the annular frames with the interlocking structure of the base structure by interlocking at least some of the plurality of posts or receiving recesses of the first annular frame with at least some of the plurality of posts or receiving recesses of the interlocking structure;
• mounting additional annular frames by interlocking at least some of the plurality of posts or receiving recesses of the additional annular frames with at least some of the plurality of posts or receiving recesses of the first of the annular frames;
• providing a plant support fastener that includes a fastener body that extends to ends, wherein each of the ends includes either a post or a receiving recess;
• fastening the plant to one of the plurality of annular frames using the plant support fastener, such that the ends of the fastener body are attached to at least one of the plurality of annular frames via the post or the receiving recess, and the plant support fastener is positioned around a portion of the plant.