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Noelene's Handmade Ballerina Trellis
Noelene's Handmade Ballerina Trellis
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Noelene's Handmade Ballerina Trellis
The iron dancer that turns your climbing rose into a ballerina made of roses
Made by Noelene Brassington, 71, a former ballerina from Benalla, Victoria’s Rose City. For 39 years she has bent tutus out of steel in her dad’s old shed. Arthritis in her hands means these are her last 140.
“I couldn’t dance anymore. So I bent a tutu out of steel and let a rose dance for me. An empty tutu is the saddest thing in a garden. Give her a rose and let her dance.”
Noelene Brassington · Benalla, Victoria
What you get
Hair in a bun, a rose held to her nose
Open rings for the rose canes to grow through
With a small foot, just press it in with your heel
Checked by Noelene before it goes in the box
What 39 springs taught Noelene about a climbing rose
Wide gaps between the rings, so the canes go in easily. By the second spring you can’t see the steel, only a ballerina made of roses.
The bun, the rose, the little turn of her head. She gives your rose a face, and in winter she still stands in the bed like a statue.
No paint to peel or flake. She looks like she has stood in your garden for years from the very first day.
Step on the small foot with your heel and she goes into the ground. No concrete, no tools.
First summer: green canes in the tutu. Second spring: a full skirt of roses. She just gets prettier every year.
Clematis, jasmine and sweet peas love her too. Anything that climbs will find its way into the tutu.
“Most climbing roses fail in home gardens for one simple reason: they have nothing to climb. The canes lie on the ground, the air can’t get through and the flowers stay small. A round frame like this lets the canes spread out in a circle, so the rose gets sun from every side and flowers along the whole cane. And it simply looks lovely. I have seen Noelene’s dancers in gardens all around Benalla for years.”
Pauline Ashdown · Rose garden curator · North East Victoria
Perfect for
Why Noelene’s dancers last
- Iron, not plastic. Sturdy enough to carry a full-grown rose.
- Rust finish. Nothing to peel, nothing to repaint.
- Open tutu rings. Easy to thread the canes through, year after year.
- Step-in stake. Into the ground in a minute, no tools.
- Checked by hand. Noelene looks over every dancer before it ships.
Put her in your garden and enjoy her. If she doesn’t bring you a little of Noelene’s magic, one email to info@countycraftco.com is enough for a full refund.
Good to know: Roses and plants are not included. The rust colour is part of the look and may get a little darker in the garden over time. In the first year, gently guide the new canes through the tutu rings every few weeks. Loose garden ties help.
Product details
| Contents | 1 iron rose ballerina trellis with step-in stake (plants not included) |
| Material | Iron with rust finish |
| Design | Dancer silhouette with a rose in her hand, open steel tutu, long stake with step-in foot |
| Use | Outdoors: garden beds, borders, large pots |
| Set-up | Press into the ground with your heel, plant a climber at her feet |
| Care | None needed. Guide new canes through the rings in the first year. |
| Made by | Noelene Brassington, Benalla, Victoria — last 140 remaining |
| Sold so far | More than 2,400 since 1986 |
The Last Dancers from Benalla
The Last Dancers from Benalla
A note from Noelene's shed:
Noelene Brassington danced ballet in Melbourne until her knees gave out at 27. Back home in Benalla, Victoria's Rose City, she took over her dad's blacksmith shed. In 1986 she bent a tutu out of steel for her mum's climbing rose, and by November it had turned into a ballerina made of roses. She has made about 2,400 since. Now arthritis in her hands means she can't bend the tutu rings anymore, and the shed closes after Christmas. Noelene is selling her last rose ballerinas herself, below her old festival price. 16 are left. When they are gone, there will be no more.
Free Shipping Across Australia
Free Shipping Across Australia
Free shipping across Australia
- Dispatched within 1–2 business days
- Insured: every parcel is fully insured, with tracking
- Iron with rust finish, dancer silhouette, open steel tutu, long stake with step-in foot
- Roses and plants are not included
- For outdoor use: garden beds, borders and large pots
- 30-day money-back guarantee — just email info@countycraftco.com
Frequently Asked Questions
Got a question? Here’s how to reach us.
Got a question? Here’s how to reach us.
Email us anytime at info@countycraftco.com. We answer Monday–Friday 9am–5pm and Saturday 10am–3pm. Whether it’s about your order, which rose to plant with it, or just to say hello — a real person writes back.
Can I return it if it’s not for me?
Can I return it if it’s not for me?
Of course. 30-day money-back guarantee. Step her into your garden, live with her a week, and if she isn’t right for your garden, email info@countycraftco.com within 30 days for a full refund. No questions, and US shipping is free.
How is it made?
How is it made?
Noelene cuts out each dancer, bends the open tutu rings around the old wagon-wheel rim in her shed and welds every piece by hand. The rust finish is part of the look, so there is no paint to peel. Plant a climbing rose at her feet, thread the canes through the rings as they grow, and by the second spring the tutu is full of roses: a ballerina made of roses in your garden.