Daily Archives: January 16, 2018

Garden Hacks: 10 Ideas for Wire Cloches via Gardenista

I have been looking at something like this to protect our strawberries from various prowling animals like squirrels and such. This article provides links to a host of different cloches for almost any need. — Douglas
 
Garden Hacks: 10 Ideas for Wire Cloches via Gardenista

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)

Read Garden Hacks: 10 Ideas for Wire Cloches via Gardenista




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Dunedin Botanic Garden, Dunedin, New Zealand via Instagram

Dunedin Botanic Garden, Dunedin, New Zealand via Instagram

Dunedin Botanic Garden, Dunedin, New Zealand

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