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    Evergreen Tomato Cage Topiary For the Holidays

    Modified: Jun 7, 2025 · Published: Oct 13, 2020 by Brandy · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    A tomato cage topiary? That's right! Make a set of topiaries for your porch for a fraction of the price of store-bought ones. Stunning and perfect for the holidays! 

    How pretty would this topiary look on your porch with our winterberry wreath?

    I am so excited to share my tomato cage topiary! This evergreen topiary is so quick and easy to put together.  I've been wanting to get one on my front porch for years but did not want to pay the price tag for pre-lit topiaries. They are ridiculously priced! Most that I have seen (this tall) are $75+ each.

    Evergreen Tomato Cage Topiary for the Holidays

    side by side of topiary with lights and without lights

    These are made using a tomato cage for a frame and are nice and bushy. I added cinnamon scented pine cones and white lights for a beautiful evening effect. They are exactly what I wanted! I will share the dimensions I used and where I bought my supplies, but you can alter it however you'd like.

    evergreen topiary on porch

    When I was planning how I was going to do this, I figured that 2 packs of 12' garland would be more than enough for 1 topiary. Well...it wasn't! My sweet and very patient husband stopped by the store on his way home from work and got me 2 more. Moral of the story, get extra just in case. You can always take it back! There are many places to buy garland. I bought mine at Walmart, but I heard that Target has 50' packages right now for $10. That's a killer deal!

     

    Tomato Cage Topiary Supplies

    • 1 tomato cage, 42" tall with a 14" circular base {$2.48 @ Lowe's}
    • 1 planter (mine is 15" tall, 14" wide) {$12 @ Home Depot}
    • 4 (12') strands of garland {$4 each @ Walmart}
    • Pine cones, optional {$3.99 @ Walmart}
    • wire for pine cones, optional
    • wire cutters
    • duct tape
    • 100 ct. white lights {$1.99 @ Lowe's}

    two evergreen topiaries on porch

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    How To Make An Evergreen Tomato Cage Topiary

    evergreen topiary on front porch
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    Evergreen Tomato Cage Topiary

    A tomato cage topiary? That's right! Make a set of topiaries for your porch for a fraction of the price of store-bought ones. Stunning and perfect for the holidays! 
    Prep Time10 minutes mins
    Active Time20 minutes mins
    Total Time30 minutes mins
    Yield: 1 topiary
    Author: Brandy Nelson
    Cost: $25

    Equipment

    • wire cutters
    • duct tape

    Materials

    • 1 tomato cage 42″ tall with a 14″ circular base
    • 1 planter
    • 4 12' strands of garland
    • pinecones optional
    • wire for pinecones optional
    • 1 100 ct. white lights

    Instructions

    • If your pots are plastic and not very heavy you will need to weigh them down to keep them from blowing over in the wind. I used sand in mine. Bricks would work too.
      bag of bricks inside pot
    • Bring the ends of the tomato cage to a point and secure with duct tape.
      ends of tomato cage taped with duct tape
    • Turn the cage upside down and place inside the planter. If your planter is square, bend the tomato cage a bit so that it fits snugly inside.
      tomato cage snugly fit inside planter
    • Secure each side with duct tape.
      wire taped inside planter
    • Beginning at the top, start wrapping your cage with your garland. Wrap/twist a few of the small wired branches around the cage legs as you go to keep it nice and secure.
      garland tied to top of tomato cage
    • Here is what it looks like after using 1 garland. Repeat with remaining.
      evergreen wire wrapped around tomato cage
    • Separate and “fluff” your twig branches until nice and full.
      evergreen garland wrapped all the way around tomato cage topiary
    • String with lights.
      white lights wrapped around topiary
    • The pine cones are totally optional, but I thought they would fill in the tree and add a decorative touch. I wrapped the ends with some thin gauge wire and then wrapped them around the branches of the tree.
      pinecone with wire tied to it
    • I added a vinyl monogram that I cut out with my cricut. Add any other decorative items you’d like to finish it off!
      monogrammed planter on porch

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    About Brandy

    Welcome! I'm Brandy, mother to 5 darling kiddos and a cute black lab named Toby. My husband is in the Coast Guard so we've lived all over the place, turning each house into a home. I love baking, sewing, making cute things with my kids, and sharing what I've learned with all of you!

    Comments

    1. Jayne McLeod says

      November 23, 2018 at 8:59 am

      what a lovely idea and a fun project to do ... thank you for sharing !

      Reply
    2. Crystal says

      November 18, 2018 at 7:48 pm

      Thank you for the tutorial! I have thought about doing this, for years, but never took the time. I plan on going through my "scrap" pieces of greenery to put together something similar-I may have to break down and buy some new garland, though, because it is scrap pieces and older pieces that I would try to use. I am going to add the pine cones, as well, and put them in our flower planters along the walkway to our front porch. Totally new decoration using (hopefully) all materials we already have!!!

      Reply
      • Brandy says

        November 19, 2018 at 8:09 am

        That's the best kind of project! When you don't have to go out and buy everything. Love it!

        Reply
    3. Jelica says

      November 17, 2017 at 11:44 am

      Love this DIY so much that I'm going to have to try this myself. You are so right about the cost! Will have to get some tomato cages...:)

      Reply
      • Brandy says

        November 17, 2017 at 2:21 pm

        Awesome! And yes! I saw some topiaries today that were shorter and $65 each!

        Reply
    4. Lorena says

      November 17, 2017 at 7:28 am

      This is awesome, I love these but have always cringed at the price of them. I never would have thought of the tomato cage!! brilliant!! well, probably other more experienced crafters already knew about the trick but its totally new to me and I am all over it!! Thank you for the inspiration!

      Reply
    5. Sara says

      November 15, 2017 at 8:27 am

      This is a fabulous version! I have always wanted to make some but I don't like the plain ones and I didn't want ornaments to break. Pine cones are a brilliant addition. I'm sure we'd have to secure ours down with cement since we live in a place that can get crazy wind so anything we put up outside always gets knocked over. We may finally get this done this year!

      Reply
    6. Jess says

      November 14, 2017 at 11:28 am

      VERY pretty! 🙂

      I would love for you to share this with my Facebook Group for recipes, crafts, tips, and tricks: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pluckyrecipescraftstips/

      Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!

      Reply
    7. Angela Boone says

      November 13, 2017 at 7:10 pm

      I’ve seen tons of tomato cage Christmas trees, but yours look the best that I’ve seen. These are adorable! I like that monogram, too.

      Reply
    8. peopledonteatenoughfudge says

      December 02, 2016 at 1:06 am

      Just lovely. Lots of places have strings of solar lights now so if they were somewhere they got some sunlight during the day you could use those if you don't have an electrical outlet near by.

      Reply
    9. suzyhomemakeruk says

      November 30, 2016 at 10:00 am

      Oh I LOVE these! We don't have a porch, but they would work great outside our side door as it's under cover. Like you, I've found topiaries to be very expensive here in the UK, so this is an idea solution. I will have to keep my eye out for reasonably priced garlands! Thank you so much for a great idea, totally pinned! Sue via #CreateLinkInspire

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    10. Karen says

      November 30, 2016 at 9:54 am

      These are so pretty and I love how simple they are to put together. Some themed ornaments would be really nice too in areas that aren't too windy. I love your idea for changing them out seasonally.

      Reply
    11. Mother of 3 says

      November 30, 2016 at 4:56 am

      I've been wanting to do this! This sounds so easy too; thanks for the wonderful tutorial. Pinned.

      Reply
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