November 7, 2010Cloche to you
The glass cloche from H. Potter puts me in a happy quandary. Should I mound soil on the base and plant it up? Or place a potted miniature orchid inside?
What would you do?
To WIN this cloche, leave a comment below, describing how you’d use it. I’ll choose a winner at random on Wednesday morning.
Tick tock, the deadline is getting clocher and clocher.
whatever
Wales Online—-Prince Charles receives yet another garden gift, but this one is wrapped in paper made from sheep droppings. Ewe.
Kat White says:
There is no way I could put something so lovely outside in the dirt. I’d love to see that with some miniature African violets under it and maybe a bit of moss.
Posted on November 8, 2010 at 6:21 am.
tj says:
...I would place a lil’ birds nest that I have in it along with some pretty ribbon and maybe an aged printed tag with the words “Home Tweet Home” or “Nestled Inn” or somethin’ like that… ;o)
...Thank you and blessings too…
Posted on November 8, 2010 at 6:30 am.
Lisa Mertins says:
oh! i’d put that cloche atop one of my diamond frost euphorbia’s so i don’t have to replant next year. desperate and crazy for cloches!
Posted on November 8, 2010 at 6:31 am.
Snarkyvegan says:
I’d definitely use it to cover my Madalene Hill Rosemary to see if I can overwinter a zone 6 Rosemary in zone 5.
Posted on November 8, 2010 at 6:39 am.
Marilyn Bauer says:
A miniature Sinningia species would do so well under this cloche.
Posted on November 8, 2010 at 6:46 am.
Jan says:
I’d find a lovely mini plant, along with a mini jade turtle that I have and write off to Wales and get some of the newspaper made from sheep poop to shred for mulch. What fun!
Posted on November 8, 2010 at 6:52 am.
melissa says:
A Begonia buttercup would thrive in this cloche! It is the perfect size to start one and watch it fill the container up.
Posted on November 8, 2010 at 6:52 am.
Mimi at The Playful Garden says:
I’d plant one of Linda Moulton’s garden bon bons (herbal teas or italian herbs) and pop in “Moe Moley,” one of my sister Susie’s cute little half moles, to look as if he’d poked his head up in an unexpected location; then I’d place it in a sunny kitchen window. It would guarantee a smile, and I could clip the herbs for morning tea or an Italian dish!
Posted on November 8, 2010 at 6:56 am.
Donna Shipley says:
I have a couple small Lady Slippers that would really enjoy living in this cloche:)
Posted on November 8, 2010 at 6:57 am.
Lydia Plunk says:
If the cloche held a glass of beans sprouting for sandwiches or salads on the west-facing ledge of the dining room, I would have clocher on the room’s decoration and usefulness.
Posted on November 8, 2010 at 7:01 am.
Elizabeth says:
Taking a seasonal and simple tack, I would put a lovely persimmon with leaves in the cloche, then after Thanksgiving…...an echeveria on moss.
Posted on November 8, 2010 at 7:09 am.
Karen Cassimatis says:
For the bell cloche I’d love to see a miniature gloxinia placed inside. I’d start with a light layer of gravel on the bottom dish, adding maybe some small charcoal pieces, then a screen or layer of spagnum (or similar) to keep dirt from filtering down too easily. Above that use potting soil. Bring the soil level, with plant, up to maybe 1/4 inch from the dish rim. Cover soil around the plant with jelly bean pebbles.
Posted on November 8, 2010 at 7:30 am.
Susan Morrison says:
No dirt for me, either. I’d make a tiny still-life with succulents cuttings from the garden highlighted with pebbles and a few dried flowers. When the succulents start to get droopy, back into the garden they go, easily replaced by a few new cuttings. Long lived, and no watering required. (And just to keep things from getting too precious, I’d sneak in a tiny Santa gnome for the holidays.)
Posted on November 8, 2010 at 8:12 am.
Laura says:
I am a new gardener with an affinity for cloches.. in fact, I had no idea that was what they were called. I don’t know what I would do with it, but I now it is lovely and I would really enjoy the research that I would do because of not knowing 
Posted on November 8, 2010 at 8:48 am.
Monica the Garden Faerie says:
Firstly, for the upcoming holidays, I’d use it as a super fancy serving dish for cheese (aka a cheeseboard), then in spring I’d use the glass part as a real garden cloche!
Posted on November 8, 2010 at 8:48 am.
Tom M says:
I’d give it to my wife who does all the decorating, and suggest seasonal miniature still lifes, much like she does with her villages.
Posted on November 8, 2010 at 8:53 am.
Lynn Salinger says:
This pretty little cloche calls out for a tiny fern or two surrounded by moss - the two plants I most love and the two which the SoCal climate is not particularly friendly to.
Posted on November 8, 2010 at 9:00 am.
Kathy Matthews says:
I would line the bottom with moss. Right now, it would hold a few liquid amber leaves and three acorns pocketed on a walk. Christmas is easy, a bonsai tree swaddled with berries. In spring it would be the tiny hummingbird’s nest I rescued while trimming, later shells on pure white sand….well, you get the idea. Each season it would hold treasures from walks, treasures gathered from travels and treasures plucked from my yard.
Posted on November 8, 2010 at 9:21 am.
Claire Splan says:
I think tete-a-tete daffodils would look pretty sweet in there.
Posted on November 8, 2010 at 10:14 am.
Barbara says:
To capture a bit of the season to come, I’ll build a little bit of Waikiki Beach ala Christmastime—Hawaii is my favorite place—sand ,mini palms,water and a little grass shack. ALOHA
Posted on November 8, 2010 at 10:24 am.
Nancy says:
I think it would be fun to do a mini garden in there…or perhaps use it to encourage cuttings..
Posted on November 8, 2010 at 10:48 am.
Dinah Mcfarlane says:
I think it would be fun for my daughter to see some Venus flytraps inside… with moss and a miniature bug for fun!!
Posted on November 8, 2010 at 11:16 am.
Heidi Hower says:
I would let my daughter plant a Fairy Garden with her Tinkerbell and the Disney Fairies she loves. Also miniature plants and flowers. Maybe put a mini Orchid in it as well. My daughter and I love to garden together and this would be a fun project
Posted on November 8, 2010 at 11:45 am.
Dana Anderson says:
I love putting a Camellia blossom under a cloche. They will last for a week and look perfect.
Posted on November 8, 2010 at 11:57 am.
Suzanne says:
I would definitely use it for a mini orchid. I have a tiny Pleurothallis that’s just perfect.
Posted on November 8, 2010 at 12:40 pm.
DeeDee says:
This beautiful cloche would work best indoors in my zone 9-10. I would plant a miniature trailing African violet, something like ramblin lace with variegated leaves and a light pink flower to pick up the lovely magenta in the base.
Posted on November 8, 2010 at 12:44 pm.
Ambria Brown says:
I would love to put a little moss on the bottom and attach an air plant onto a small piece of driftwood and set it inside.
Posted on November 8, 2010 at 1:38 pm.
Christine Weber says:
Adorable. I think a little mushroom on a tiny piece of wood would be neat.
Posted on November 8, 2010 at 3:42 pm.
dan songster says:
First i thought about a little fly catching plant like Darlingtonia californica, but that’s too much work and where would the flies come from? So i would instead use it as a ‘trophy case’ for whatever native from my garden that was blooming at that time.
Posted on November 8, 2010 at 3:54 pm.
Kristina Paustian says:
I would put something different in it for each season: a small bird’s nest in spring, a plant in summer, seed pods and acorns in the fall, a small beautiful ornament at Christmas…
Posted on November 8, 2010 at 4:37 pm.
Kristi Pero says:
I have been learning and experimenting how to root cuttings under jars, I would love to have a beautiful cloche to display my new interest along with being a decorative item.
Posted on November 8, 2010 at 5:12 pm.
Claudia says:
I think I would use it to feature special items to go along with each season - a miniature violet in spring, a tiny fir tree for Christmas ... dried pods for fall.
Posted on November 8, 2010 at 6:49 pm.
marmee says:
i would place it over a shell with a little moss tucked in along with all my favourite black and white things in my sunroom.
Posted on November 10, 2010 at 1:11 pm.
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Jan Brider says:
This is such a lovely Cloche it it deserves a tiny fairy garden complete with some moss and a few tiny plants!
Posted on November 8, 2010 at 6:17 am.