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!
Yield: 1 topiary
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.
- Bring the ends of the tomato cage to a point and secure 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.
- Secure each side with duct tape.
- 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.
- Here is what it looks like after using 1 garland. Repeat with remaining.
- Separate and “fluff” your twig branches until nice and full.
- String with lights.
- 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.
- I added a vinyl monogram that I cut out with my cricut. Add any other decorative items you’d like to finish it off!
