Garden Hacks: 10 Ideas for Wire Cloches

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

Tall Cloches

Squirrel Proof Cloches

Folding Cloches

Chicken Wire Cloches

Rust Proof Cloches

Adjustable Extension Cloches

Reversible Basket Cloches

Edible Garden Cloches

Stackable Cloches

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.