Create an Affordable Wire Cloche For Plants in Your Garden

Create an affordable wire cloche for plants in your garden so you can protect them from rabbits, deer, and groundhogs.

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Handcrafted Society

Welcome to the Handcrafted Society! This is a group of talented bloggers who come together monthly to collectively craft creations using a shared medium or theme. This month’s theme was “garden made beautiful”. We each created something useful or decorative for the garden.

The projects by the Handcrafted Society are fun and inspiring because we see the varied perspectives and interpretations of the theme by each participant. These women are amazingly creative with the ideas they come up with for every theme. Towards the conclusion of this post, you’ll find images and links to the projects made by each blogger. I hope you enjoy browsing through all the ideas these ladies have created. Simply click on the image view their project.

Backstory

It’s July in upstate New York and life doesn’t get much better. The days are full of warm sunshine and the garden is growing. This year I planted zinnias, dahlias, coneflowers, and sunflowers. Every day they all seem to grow several inches. However, this year, I had a particularly difficult guest in the garden. A bunny. Perhaps I should say bunnies. Every time I planted some seedlings, the next morning they would be nibbled down to the ground.

In addition to bunnies, we also have chipmunks, groundhogs, deer and squirrels. In order for my plants to grow, I needed to find a way to give them some protection from the hungry critters. When I looked online to purchase some wire mesh cloches, I was dismayed by the cost. So, I decided to get creative.

Create An Affordable Wire Cloche

While thrifting earlier in the year, I cam across an lampshade being sold for $4. It was my lucky day, because the thrift store advertised 50% off all home items, which meant the lampshade was $2. I thought with a little time and DIY ingenuity, this lampshade would make a great cloche for my fragile plants.

Supplies

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Below are the list of supplies needed for this project.

• Lampshade frame (thrifted)
• Chicken wire
• Wire snips
• Landscape staples

Step 1 – Remove Lampshade Fabric

Remove any existing fabric or plastic from the frame of the lampshade.

Step 2 – Cut Chicken Wire

Unroll the chicken wire so you have enough to cover the circumference of the lampshade. Use your wire snips to cut the chicken wire. Gently fold the chicken wire around the base of the lampshade.

Step 3 – Attach Chicken Wire to Lampshade

Trim the chicken wire as you work your way around the lampshade. Attach the loose ends of the chicken wire to the frame of the lampshade.

Step 4 – Cover Plants

Use your affordable wire cloche to cover plants in your garden. Secure the cloche in place with landscape staples.

If desired, you can cover the top of the cloche with chicken wire.

More Projects from the Handcrafted Society

Below are other projects using the same theme created by the ladies in the Handcrafted Society. These ladies are all tremendously talented so be sure to visit their sites for more inspiration!

Bird Cage Turned Planter

In this tutorial, Wendy shows us how to bring some whimsy into your garden by turning a vintage bird cage into a planter.

Starting a Neighborhood Cutting Garden

Diane is always full of great ideas and she inspires us with starting a neighborhood cutting garden full of zinnias.

Using Old Picture Frames in the Garden

I love this idea of incorporating old picture frames into the garden.

Old Window Turned Plant Tray

Learn how to give an old window a new life by turning it into a plant tray.

Make a Bee Hotel

We all know pollinators are essential in our gardens. Michelle shows us how to make a fancy bee hotel.

Hanging Flower Pots for an Outdoor Display

Donna shows us how to create this amazing outdoor display to hang flower pots.

In Closing . . .

Thanks for stopping by the blog today! Have fun creating projects for your garden.