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Garden Design 101Issue 35 — Shades of Autumn

Garden Hacks: 10 Ideas for Wire Cloches

September 13, 2017

In autumn hungry squirrels get serious. You need a strategy to protect cool-weather edibles and other plants from their sharp little teeth, and for that we recommend wire garden cloches.

Handsome and portable, cloches made of galvanized steel, iron, or even chicken wire will harmlessly repel varmints. Cloches also are a welcome design element, as their pleasing domed shapes add structure to a late-season garden. Here are 10 ideas (from styles that hearken to the era of Victorian plant collectors to modern chicken-wire domes):

Modern Victorian Cloches

A \15-inch-high Brown Wire Cloche is \$44.99 at Amazon.
Above: A 15-inch-high Brown Wire Cloche is $44.99 at Amazon.

Tall Cloches

An aged black Medium Wire Cloche has an elongated shape (it is approximately \14.5 inches tall) that makes it suitable to display decorative objects; \$\29.95 from Provincial Living.
Above: An aged black Medium Wire Cloche has an elongated shape (it is approximately 14.5 inches tall) that makes it suitable to display decorative objects; $29.95 from Provincial Living.

Squirrel Proof Cloches

A dome-shaped steel-framed wire cloche with spiked feet can be secured in the ground to foil garden critters. A Squirrel Proof Cloche is available in two sizes and is currently marked down to from £\16.\14 to £\2\2.09 depending on size at Crocus.
Above: A dome-shaped steel-framed wire cloche with spiked feet can be secured in the ground to foil garden critters. A Squirrel Proof Cloche is available in two sizes and is currently marked down to from £16.14 to £22.09 depending on size at Crocus.

Folding Cloches

A Folding Three In One Cloche which can be additionally configured as a low protective tunnel is on sale for £3\1.49 from RHS Plants.
Above: A Folding Three In One Cloche which can be additionally configured as a low protective tunnel is on sale for £31.49 from RHS Plants.

Chicken Wire Cloches

With a turned finial for a handle, a \14.5 In. Wire Cloche is \$39 from Home Depot.
Above: With a turned finial for a handle, a 14.5 In. Wire Cloche is $39 from Home Depot.

Rust Proof Cloches

Available in three sizes, a Belton Wire Plant Cloche is from £\2\2 to £4\2 depending on size (a set of three is £88) and is &#8\2\20;finished in a protective powder gray coating for a long lasting, hardwearing finish,&#8\2\2\1; notes retailer Rowen & Wren.
Above: Available in three sizes, a Belton Wire Plant Cloche is from £22 to £42 depending on size (a set of three is £88) and is “finished in a protective powder gray coating for a long lasting, hardwearing finish,” notes retailer Rowen & Wren.

Adjustable Extension Cloches

Adjustable dome-shaped rabbit proof cloches can be customized with Rabbit Proof Cloche ExtensionS (from £8.0\2 to £\25.49 depending on size at Crocus) to protect larger plants and shrubs.
Above: Adjustable dome-shaped rabbit proof cloches can be customized with Rabbit Proof Cloche ExtensionS (from £8.02 to £25.49 depending on size at Crocus) to protect larger plants and shrubs.

Reversible Basket Cloches

A basket-shaped Reversible Boma Plant Support can be flipped over to use as a cloche; it is £34.99 from Crocus.
Above: A basket-shaped Reversible Boma Plant Support can be flipped over to use as a cloche; it is £34.99 from Crocus.

Edible Garden Cloches

A metal garden cloche with an exaggerated bell shape will protect edibles such as lettuces without bruising their leaves. A Chicken Wire Cloche is \16 inches in diameter and \1\2.5 inches high; \$\23.95 apiece (or \$\18 each for a set of three) at Gardener&#8\2\17;s.
Above: A metal garden cloche with an exaggerated bell shape will protect edibles such as lettuces without bruising their leaves. A Chicken Wire Cloche is 16 inches in diameter and 12.5 inches high; $23.95 apiece (or $18 each for a set of three) at Gardener’s.

Stackable Cloches

An Iron Wire Cloche made from 4-millimeter steel rod &#8\2\20;can be neatly stacked for compact storage in the shed.&#8\2\2\1; It is £\25.99 from Waitrose Garden.
Above: An Iron Wire Cloche made from 4-millimeter steel rod “can be neatly stacked for compact storage in the shed.” It is £25.99 from Waitrose Garden.
N.B.: Yes, we have a thing for cloches. See more ideas in our earlier posts:

The Beauty of the Glass Garden Cloche.

10 Easy Pieces: Glass Cloche Terrariums.

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