Abstract: The present invention is a modular support for vine plants and tomato plants. It comprises a solid, cylindrical base with holes to accept posts and associate tier rings. A cover may also be provided to transform the base into a miniature hot house. Notches may be formed in the rim of the base to accommodate irrigation systems and stake ends may be provided for the posts to allow immediate securement of the posts to the ground rather than the base. The solid base contains water, mulch and other beneficial compounds for the plants and helps block the spread of weeds immediately around the plant. As the plant grows, additional tiers may be added to the support to increase its size. The parts are preferably made of a durable plastic so as to support larger plants and increase longevity of the support.

Abstract: A gardening plant support can be a plastic semi-circular base which can face another base to form a circle on the ground or in a flower pot. At the end of each base may be a removable spike to allow shipping in a flat box. When in use the spikes are pressed into the ground. Then wires are pushed through holes in the base to reinforce the footing on the ground. The wires protrude upward one to four feet to allow clipping plant stalks thereto. A straight head version can have eight or more wires and a central spike.

Abstract: Methods and devices for rapidly weaving three-dimensional plant shapes. The plant-weaving device comprises an outer receptacle that is capable of receiving a frame support that supports a variety of three-dimensional frames. Plants with long stems are prepared and inserted in the plant-weaving device, and are woven around and secured to the frame. After weaving, the plants may be stored or transported.

Abstract: A plant air purifier and associated method for purifying air, comprising: at least one grow container; a filter bed comprising a surface which is horizontal within 20 degrees of a horizontal plane; at least one plant which grows within the filter bed; a reservoir for containing water for watering the at least one plant; a mechanical watering device which waters the filter bed from the top down; a pump for pumping water from the reservoir to and through the mechanical watering device; and an air propulsion mechanism for propelling air through the filter bed.

Abstract: A trellis support system comprises a vertical post comprising a front portion and first and second opposing side wall portions, the front portion comprising an aperture, the aperture comprising a first portion and a second portion adjacent the first portion, and a horizontal cross arm perpendicular to the vertical post comprising a front portion and first and second opposing side wall portions dimensioned to match the front and side wall portions of the post, the front portion comprising a tab member dimensioned to engage the first portion of the aperture and a lock member positioned adjacent the tab member and dimensioned to engage the second portion of the aperture.

Abstract: The plant watering trellis apparatus provides both a trellis for plant support and a plant watering means. The collection tray is sized with a width about equal to the top width of the apparatus so that rain collection is also an option, as well as hand or automated filling from another source. Transparency of the vertical supply tubes allows a user to visually determine the water level within the apparatus. Legs are inserted into a given soil for apparatus support. The valves in the delivery tubes control drip and rate of drip from the delivery block orifices so that monitoring water supply to plants is needed only at the outset in determining best plant water supply. After setting, the apparatus can be conveniently left unattended. The delivery blocks are relatively heavy so the delivery tubes are downwardly extended. The planar apparatus is easily located and used.

Abstract: A plant growing kit, primarily for growing climbing plants such as tomatoes, is contained in a flat box approximately the shape of a pizza box. In preferred embodiments three legs are included, broken down into sections in the box and directable into a sturdy tripod, over which a flexible vine-attachment element, such as a wire or thin tubular member or plastic coil, is assembled preferably in a tapered helical configuration. Also in the box is a basket, in flattened condition but erectable into a deep configuration and with provision for attachment to the legs, near their bottom ends, the basket being configured to contain a bag of soil, which may remain in the bag. The consumer provides drainage holes in the bag and an opening at top for the plants to grow and to climb up on the tripod and vine-attachment element. With a water-catching saucer under the bag and basket, the directed plant growing assembly can be placed in any desired location, including inside a building.

Abstract: A trellis system of the invention comprises a trellis and tool in combination. The trellis includes multiple legs and one or more horizontal supports. The tool includes a tray and a coning tool. The tray is adapted to slidably engage the legs by way of engagement means. The coning tool is adapted to engage the ends of the legs to facilitate shaping the trellis into a conical or pyramidal frame if desired. The trellis system can be used as a plant growth support and/or to hold potted plants. It can be installed into the ground or an existing potted plant. The trellis can be inverted position, the trellis can be used as a frame to build ornamental Christmas trees. The trellis can be a break down type of trellis including at least two horizontal supports and at least three segmented legs, wherein the segmented legs can each be made from two or more extended leg segments.

Abstract: A decorative apparatus engageable with a predetermined structure for supporting a vine like plant. The apparatus comprises a support member having a first predetermined shape, and each of a predetermined rigidity and a predetermined strength which are at least sufficient to support such vine like plant. The support member is engageable with and securable to such predetermined structure, such support member is disposed in one of a substantially horizontal plane, an arcuate plane and at a predetermined angular plane. There is at least one elongated member having a predetermined length engageable with and suspended from such support member for allowing such vine like plant to intertwine therewith.

Abstract: A plant support is assembled from a plurality of interchangeable parts that can be readily assembled together to form a complete plant assembly having a desired size, in either an open or closed configuration, and to readily permit disassembly for storage or reconfiguration of the support, The plant support may be made up of various horizontal and vertical members that are configured to readily attach and detach from one another in order to form supports in various shapes and sizes such as enclosures or trellis-type supports,

Abstract: A trellis system of the invention comprises a trellis and tool in combination. The trellis includes multiple legs and one or more horizontal supports. The tool includes a tray and a coning tool. The tray is adapted to slidably engage the legs by way of engagement means. The coning tool is adapted to engage the ends of the legs to facilitate shaping the trellis into a conical or pyramidal frame if desired. The trellis system can be used as a plant growth support and/or to hold potted plants. It can be installed into the ground or an existing potted plant. The trellis can be inverted position, the trellis can be used as a frame to build ornamental Christmas trees.

Abstract: Planter apparatus for supporting live goods has an upwardly open container with a sidewall, a wire planter cage frame supported on the sidewall, and clips releasably securing the planter cage frame to the container. The planter cage frame has downwardly extending legs with distal ends that are received on an inner peripheral ledge of the container. The distal ends may engage the container without clips, or may rest on the rim of the container. The clips are deformable C-shaped clips with end hooks that engage the container rim and a transverse rib of the planter cage frame.

Abstract: An apparatus for supporting plant foliage includes a base assembly that is placed in a growing medium. A plurality of support members are attached to the base assembly and extend radially away from a plant center and vertically. Additional linear extension segments are detachably-attached, as desired, to an upper end of any support member to provide increased vertical height. Additional radius extension segments are similarly detachably-attached to the upper end of any support member to provide increased radial displacement. The linear extension segments can be attached to the upper portion of other extension segments or the upper portion of other radius extension segments. The radius extension segments can be similarly attached. Plant ties that do not over tighten the plants and which permit easy attachment and removal are disclosed. A telescopically extensible top segment that prevents injury to a user is disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a landscaper trellis that would feature basket hangers and a solar light incorporated into its design. The trellis would measure roughly 8 feet long and 8 feet high. The curved framework would consist of two lattice panels stretching between three support poles, and be made of a material comprising treated lumber, durable plastic, or a metal. The invention provides an attractive setting with the ability to hold planters, and provide lighting when necessary anywhere without requiring an external electrical source.

Abstract: An apparatus for a portable planting frame is presented. The apparatus includes a plurality of vertical corner pieces that when arranged define positions on a perimeter of the planting frame and a plurality of horizontal connecting pieces for joining the corner pieces to form the planting frame. Means for joining the connecting pieces and the corner pieces forms the planting frame where the planting frame can be filled with planting material, the planting frame can be disassembled from around the planting material without moving the planting material and the planting frame can be reassembled.

Abstract: An apparatus according to the present invention provides a collapsible plant stand. A plurality of flexible panels is joined to form a supportive structure. Each panel is formed from a flexible material coupled to a flexible frame member. At least one panel may include a plurality of apertures formed through the flexible material, through which a plant portion may be allowed to extend. Alternatively, or in addition to the panels having apertures, a stand according to the present invention may include a plurality of flexible frame members joined to form a support frame and a plurality of shelves coupled to the support frame, the shelves being adapted to support parts of a plant such as fruit. A plant stand may also include a weed barrier panel.

Abstract: A modular plant support system for supporting growing plants made up of a stacked interlocking layers of cylindrical split rings. The split rings are flexible and modular and configured to interconnect end to end so as to form a plant support layer of any reasonable diameter by coupling multiple sections. The layers of the plant support stand may be stacked and interconnected to form a plant support system of a height suited to support requirements of the plant.

Abstract: A stackable plant support assembly may include two plant support frames that by be vertically stacked or secured to each other, one supporting the other, using a plurality of clips. Each frame may be formed from two or more wire frame portions. The clips, which may be constructed of plastic, may include a body having a pair of spaced apart, parallel channels and a closure that is used to close off the channels. Each channel of the clip(s) may extend through the body such that each channel has a pair of opens ends and an open top. A pair of parallel grooves may also be defined in the surface of each channel. The grooves may allow each clip to engage up to four separate frame portions. Therefore, the clips may be used for securing together and supporting two separate vertically arranged frames by engaging the frame portions of each frame.

Abstract: A folding plant and vine supporter that has rings of different diameters which are attached to four identical vertical supports. When fully assembled, the rings are horizontal or situated perpendicular to the vertical supports. The vertical supports provide four equidistant focal points, which maintain the rings in a horizontal position. Each ring rests at a level along the vertical support. The ring with the smallest diameter is the lowermost ring or the ring closest to the ground. The ring with the largest diameter is the uppermost ring or the ring furthest away from the ground. The rings increase in diameter as the distance from the ground increases. Each ring has a ridge around the inside circumference to stabilize the plant support in the assembled position. The rings resist upward movement.

Abstract: A plant support system having one or more stakes and a length of cord, string, wire, or twine. The stakes have a lower end (30) connected to a lower length (32) that when placed in soil supports the stake. The lower length is connected to a length consisting of left (22) and right (20) corrugations or is otherwise suitably shaped so that when cord, string, wire or twine is attached at predetermined heights the twine (43) will not slip up or down. There may be a loop at the top (24) to secure the twine. Stakes are placed into the soil at predetermined distances from one another and from plants, and twine is attached to stakes along the length that is corrugated or otherwise suitably shaped. The stakes and twine are easy to install and provide plentiful support for growing plants.

Abstract: A clip device is used in a kit, system and method for supporting plants during growth. The clip includes an elongated beam portion with clamp portions on each end. The clamp portions are made of a stiff, resilient material, and each includes a stationary jaw and a flexing jaw that define a bay sized to engage an elongated pole so that a pair of poles may be interconnected in spaced apart relation. The beam portion can be reinforced with flanges and/or gussets. The clamp portions may have cylindrical sidewalls and be in a C-shaped configuration. As a kit, a plurality of clip devices and a plurality of poles are provided in order to create a framework to support a plant. The method contemplates erecting poles at the vertices of a regular geometric polygon and releasably interconnecting them with these clip devices.

Abstract: A gardening cage having self-irrigating and self-fertilizing devices. In a typical embodiment, the cage includes panels having a frame that includes a plurality of horizontal and vertical rungs. The panels are connected so that rungs of respective panels cascade with respect to rungs of the adjacent panel. In a typical embodiment, the bottom rungs of each panel include irrigating holes so that water injected into the rungs can be dispensed around the periphery of the vines. The water is typically suppled to the cage by a hose that connects to a water inlet that feeds the holes. Several cages can be placed side by side and can be fitted with “T” fittings that branch off the supply hose and feed the individual cages via the water inlet fitting.

Abstract: An outdoor planter system with a central opening through which a plant may grow. The planter portion surrounding the central opening is inwardly and downwardly sloped, generally impervious to liquid and light, and thereby directs liquid to the central opening while simultaneously preventing undesirable growth of weeds and the like about a central plant. The outer perimeter of the planter has several keyways for removably attachment of a planter cover. The keyways are also adapted to receive plant growing or animal protection cages.

Abstract: An assembly includes a plurality of elongated and rectilinear support posts having opposed end portions. The assembly further includes a plurality of U-shaped fastening members removably positional through a primary support member. The primary support member is provided with first and second pairs of arcuate indentations formed along the front face of the primary support member. A bracket including attachable first and second sections is medially situated between the support posts. The first section has opposed end portions conjoined to the front face of the primary support member, and the second section has opposed end portions conjoined to the first section end portions wherein the second section protrudes forwardly of the first section. The first and second pair of indentations are juxtaposed side-by-side and are laterally opposed from the end portions of the first and second sections such that the support posts can abut the bracket during operating conditions.

Abstract: A system and kit of components for winterizing plants and trees, where the invention comprises a skeletal frame formed by plural first tubular members, each having an upper end and a lower end. When assembled, the respective lower ends are spaced apart and positioned vertically and anchored within the ground surrounding the plant or tree. Joined between adjacent first tubular members are plural second tubular, horizontally oriented, members to form a generally square skeletal frame. About the skeletal frame is a light-transmitting plastic wrap. Overriding the skeletal frame is a top frame, preferably pivotal about a pair of upper ends, to allow access to the protected plant or tree. Additionally, the invention contemplates a cover, such as a plastic wrap or canvas-like material over the top frame to ensure complete protection of the plant or tree.

Abstract: A wire plant cage comprises a matrix of interconnected vertical and horizontal wire members to support a plant and to accommodate plant growth. The wire plant cage has an upper ring and lower ring connected to at least one leg adapted to provide support for the wire plant cage and engage the ground. A ledge, shaped so as to permit application of a downward force by a plant cage user, is formed on each leg to facilitate ground engagement without damage to the ring-leg connections. Loops formed on the top of the legs provide a mechanism for pulling the plant cage out of the ground and handling the cage. The plant cage is shaped so as to provide support to plants growing out of the ground and to support plant containers that are placed within the plant cage interior. The present invention is shaped to facilitate the stacking of a plurality of the plant cages for storage.

Abstract: A cage for supporting a growing fruit or vegetable vine comprising a series of concentric rings of ever increasing diameter wherein the rings are secured to a pair of opposed continuous wire loops having legs at the free end to be pushed into the ground, and a handle at the upper extremity of each loop above the cage to facilitate handling.

Abstract: A cage for supporting a growing fruit or vegetable vine comprising a series of concentric rings of ever increasing diameter wherein the rings are secured to a pair of opposed continuous wire loops having legs at the free end to be pushed into the ground, and a handle at the upper extremity of each loop above the cage to facilitate handling.

Abstract: A protective grate assembly includes a metal grate, and a shroud that is laid on a protected foliage. The grate holds the shroud beneath the grate, and above the foliage.

Abstract: An easily and installed support for a flexible covering, such as a bird-excluding net or a thermal blanket, may be made from lightweight and readily available plastic pipe components. The support is configured as a wheel and a vertical center pole that can hold the wheel in a horizontal position above the tree, similar to an umbrella. Netting or other flexible covering is attached to the wheel before it is lifted on the center pole and carried to a tree that is to be covered.

Abstract: A modular plant support system comprised of a modular stake having three elements: a tip, a rod and a connector and the manner by which these three basic elements cooperate allows for quasi infinite combinations and permutations of shapes and structures.

Abstract: The present invention is a plant support (10) that can be used on either a T-shaped post or a U-shaped post. The support includes a ring (12) for supporting the plant and a latching section which engages the post. The height of the support on the post can be easily altered if the user so desires. The support ring may further include a removable arc (370) section to allow the support ring to be easily removed from around the plant.

Abstract: A garden memorial arch floral material holder is installed in a cemetary with two ground penetrating stake assemblies and a flora holding assembly. The flora holding assembly comprises a plurality of rods connected in tandem and the rods have sufficient flexibility to elastically deform from an unstressed straight linear aspect to an arcuate aspect encompassing a semi-circular arch configuration, without permanent deformation. Rods of different length may be connected in different combinations to provide different arch assembly lengths. The rod connections have abutments limiting telescopic overlapping and friction detents to resist disconnection. Each of the two stake assemblies has a horizontal brace portion to be engaged by foot to force a stake portion into a cemetery ground, to engage the ground to limit the penetration, and to provide vertical alignment. The stake assemblies are in spaced apart parallel planes that are perpendicular to the arch assembly to stabilize the holder.

Abstract: A wire plant cage comprises a loop formed on the upper portion of a leg adapted to provide support for the wire plant cage and engage the ground. A ledge, shaped so as to permit application of a downward force by a plant cage user, is formed on the leg to facilitate ground engagement without damage to leg. The plant cage is shaped so as to provide support to plants growing out of the ground and to support plant containers that are placed within the plant cage interior. The present invention is shaped to facilitate the stacking of a plurality of the plant cages for storage.

Abstract: A wire plant cage comprises a matrix of interconnected vertical and horizontal wire members to support a plant and to accommodate plant growth. The wire plant cage has an upper ring and lower ring connected to at least one leg adapted to provide support for the wire plant cage and engage the ground. A ledge, shaped so as to permit application of a downward force by a plant cage user, is formed on each leg to facilitate ground engagement without damage to the ring-leg connections. Loops formed on the top of the legs provide a mechanism for pulling the plant cage out of the ground and handling the cage. The plant cage is shaped so as to provide support to plants growing out of the ground and to support plant containers that are placed within the plant cage interior. The present invention is shaped to facilitate the stacking of a plurality of the plant cages for storage.

Abstract: In a stackable support for bracing plants or other items incapable of self support, an elongated primary member includes first and second ends. At least one retaining arm extends from the primary member adjacent to the second end and is adapted to engage and brace said plants or other supple items. Successive stackable supports are capable of being mounted one on top of the other to accommodate larger or growing plants, or other supple items.

Abstract: A collapsible plant support structure is described which provides a structure wherein a plant may be grown and properly supported. The collapsible plant support structure has three or more vertical members (11) connected to a plurality of rings (12) by guide hubs (18) on the vertical members, thusly providing the collapsible feature of the structure. A vertical member typically is rod-like and extends the entire length of the structure and has connection points (19) set equidistant along the vertical members. The vertical members also include a tapered (20) and angled staking structure to assist in strengthening the structure. The vertical members also have geometrically shaped footplates (20) to assist in placing the structure into any given terrain.

Abstract: A support for a branched plant includes an upper perimeter spaced apart by two or more spacers from a lower perimeter. The lower perimeter compression fits into a flower pot, resting on the ledge on the interior surface of the pot so that the upper perimeter extends above the top edge of the poet. the upper perimeter provides support for the branches of a mature branched flower, holding them in such a way as to display them without either bunching them too tightly or allowing them to spread out too much. The display is achieved by the right combination of spacing of the upper perimeter above the flower pot and diameter of the upper perimeter for a given size of plant. The support may be molded as a flat price and then formed into a cylinder when its ends are snap fitted together. When the plant is immature, the support is applied so that, by the time the plant blooms, the support is there to provide support for its stems.

Abstract: A support for a branched plant includes an upper perimeter spaced apart by two or more spacers from a lower perimeter. The lower perimeter compression fits into a flower pot, resting on the ledge on the interior surface of the pot so that the upper perimeter extends above the top edge of the pot. The upper perimeter provides support for the branches of a mature branched flower, holding them in such a way as to display them without either bunching them too tightly or allowing them to spread out too much. The display is achieved by the right combination of spacing of the upper perimeter above the flower pot and diameter of the upper perimeter for a given size of plant.

Abstract: A plant support cage apparatus is set forth wherein two or more panels of rectangular shape are joined on the vertical edges by a series of coil cavity and corresponding rod connections alternated by hook restraints. Unit thus formed when the plurality of the panels is fully joined together is a cylindrical cage. All connections made at the vertical edges of the panels are formed from and are part of the panel lattice. The unit is rigid as a separate unit and stable when pressed in the ground by the stakes that are extensions also part of the vertical members of the lattice. The cage can be enlarged or contracted by the addition of panel units. It is easily assembled and dissembled without special tools and compactly stacked by nesting of the sections.

Abstract: A combination support and irrigator for a planting having an upwardly extending trunk is disclosed. The device includes a housing having an upper end, a lower end and defining an interior chamber. The lower end is adapted to be positioned on a ground support surface while an opening at the upper end of the housing is dimensioned to circumscribe the trunk of the planting and limit the deflection of the trunk. A plurality of stakes extend downwardly from a lower end of the housing and are adapted for insertion into the ground support surface. At least one of the stakes includes a fluid passage extending between a distal end of the stake and the interior chamber of the housing so that a liquid contained within the housing flows from the housing chamber, through the stake and into the ground support surface.

Abstract: A trellis for vines and other climbing plants, for home and garden use, that will facilitate plant growth and crop harvesting. The invention has a “T” shaped support structure, with hooks for a hanging net, and ground stakes for holding the net tightly near the ground. The trellis accommodates an optional sprinkler attachment for attaching the user's own commercial sprinkler for plant watering and/or feeding. The trellis is lightweight, durable, sturdy, versatile, easy to assemble and disassemble for subsequent use, and has it own case for storage and/or shipping.

Abstract: A simulated tree comprises an armature including a trunk with nodes thereon from which are supported branches guyed together by shrouds to stiffen the trunk and maintain the branches in spaced relationship, with a net cover supported thereon. Vines are cultivated over the surface of the net cover, whereby a structure having a mature tree-like appearance can be grown in a relatively short period, and at much lower cost than transplanting mature trees. The profile of the armatures is easily varied by changing the position of the nodes and the length of the branches, and a wide variety of trees can be simulated using modular components. Such components are easily joined together without the use of tools, making it possible to ship the armatures in kit form, using common carriers, for assembly and erection at remote and difficultly accessible terrains.

Abstract: A folding plant and vine supporter that has rings of different diameters which are attached to four identical vertical supports. When fully assembled, the rings are horizontal or situated perpendicular to the vertical supports. The vertical supports provide four equidistant focal points, which maintain the rings in a horizontal position. Each ring rests at a level along the vertical support. The ring with the smallest diameter is the lowermost ring or the ring closest to the ground. The ring with the largest diameter is the uppermost ring or the ring furthest away from the ground. The rings increase in diameter as the distance from the ground increases. Each ring has a ridge around the inside circumference to stabilize the plant support in the assembled position. The rings resist upward movement.

Abstract: A plant support for supporting plants that can be inserted into the soil without deforming. The support comprises a plurality of vertical members with opposite top and bottom ends. The bottom ends are adapted to engage with and penetrate into the earth to anchor the plant support to the earth. There are at least two horizontal members having differing vertical cross-sectional diameters. The horizontal members are vertically spaced apart and attached to the vertical members along the length of the vertical members. The horizontal member attached to the vertical members closest to the bottom ends is a bottom horizontal member and has a vertical cross-sectional diameter that is larger than the other horizontal members. The horizontal members have a central opening dimensioned to allow a plant to grow through the central opening and be supported by the horizontal members.

Abstract: A water pond potted plant support for supporting a potted plant in a body of water contained in an enclosure. The support has at least one horizontal circular pot receiving ring member configured to encircle a pot containing a potted plant and support it in an upright position adjacent to a surface of the enclosure at a selected depth beneath the top surface of the body of water. In one embodiment, the support has a horizontal circular base ring supported on a horizontal surface of the enclosure, a lower circular ring smaller in diameter than the diameter of the base ring, an intermediate circular ring, and an upper circular ring smaller in diameter than the intermediate circular ring connected in vertically spaced relation by a plurality of rod elements secured therebetween in circumferentially spaced relation and a bail pivotally connected to the upper ring.

Abstract: A foldable plant support system is described which provides a structure within which a plant may be grown and physically supported, and over which a protective cover may be drawn to provide a protective environment for a plant contained within the structure, and an irrigation system. The system may be used as a "hotcap" or "mini greenhouse" with the support structure and cover providing a protective environment for a seedling, new plant or the like. As the plant matures or as the weather dictates, the cover may be removed. The plant support structure has two or more vertical members and number of cross members connected to each other by a rotatable connector assembly which provide the foldable feature of the structure. A vertical member typically is rod-like and extend the entire height of the structure and has attachment points where it is attached to a connector assembly. The vertical member also includes a staking structure, which is used to anchor the plant support structure in place when in use.

Abstract: A plastic wire frame structural clip includes two pairs of diametrically opposed, equally spaced tapered slots formed longitudinally in a peripheral wall thereof for retaining wire frame members in place at their points of intersection. A wire frame structure employing the structural clip and a method for compactly arranging components of a domed wire frame structure for packaging are also disclosed.

Abstract: Trellis wire support assembly (21) for use with a grape stake (23), comprising: an elongated wire member (80) formed with a pair of horizontally extending arms (24, 26) dimensioned to extend outwardly from grape stake (23), arms (24, 26) each including an outwardly extending support arm portion (31) for support of a trellis wire thereon and an inwardly and vertically extending retention arm portion (51) extending back and substantially over outwardly extending support arm portion (31); retention arm portions (51) being of a length sufficient to retain trellis wires (32a, 32b) between support arm portions (31) and retention arm portions (51) for both an upright and an inverted mounting orientation of trellis wire support assembly (21) on grape stake (23); elongated wire member (80) being formed to substantially encircle grape stake (23) at an elevated position thereon with each of retention arm portions (31) terminating in a distal end (52) spaced outwardly from grape stake (23) to define a trellis wire-receiv

Abstract: A plant support and irrigation system for domestic and commercial use is assembled without tools from two principal interlocking components, i.e., tubular members and hubs, to form modules. Modules are joined in mating relation vertically, horizontally and/or at varying angles to construct a variety of useful plant support structures including, for example, A-frames, trellises, arbors and fences and other forms of enclosures. The horizontal and/or vertical components of the modules are optionally perforated tubing making the structures capable of providing low-pressure drip or spray irrigation for the supported plants. The assembly can include connecting members of varying angles, plugs and valved hose connections configured to securely mate with one or both ends of the tubular members.