I've used these the same way as Geof, to grow Japanese Morning glories, Pipevines as well as hanging straight sections between 2 trees for my mounted Orchids.
When we cut ours tho, we cut out the last 12-18 in. of cross pieces so that you could stick them in the ground. I stick those ends thru the holes in cinder blocks to anchor them, then they are easy to move.
