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Glass Garden Cloche Put garden plants under glass for a classy touch. From "B. Original" episode DBOR-204

Add some glass—and class—to the garden.

We’ve all heard of covering plants to protect them from a hard freeze, whether we drape them with a tarp or barricade them inside a hard-shell cloche.

Michele Beschen takes the cloche idea a step further, covering plants with glass even during the heat of summer. Scroll down for the B. Original host’s take on a garden cloche as outdoor art.

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Glass Garden Cloche

Michele Beschen isn’t afraid to decorate with glass in the garden—from glass-bottle borders to stained-glass toadstools, she enjoys the sparkle and color glass adds to her outdoor décor.

Now, Michele Beschen is adding clear glass to her current plantings. Her inspiration: Cover a few outdoor plants with glass shades or hurricane lamps (figure A). As the plants grow, the glass will fit more snugly and resemble a protective sleeve (figure B).

Figure A

Figure B

You can follow Michele Beschen’s lead and jazz up your shades and hurricane lamps with glass paint to add some color. Place a few throughout the garden for a classy, glassy touch.