| Tomato Cage Lights |
| Plant your lighting in tomato cages. |
From "B. Original"
episode DBOR-127 |
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If you're going to light the yard or patio, why not base your lighting on items that already are out there?That's what Michele Beschen did with these lights housed in tomato cages. The B. Original host takes the frameworks used to support tomato plants—both square and cylindrical—and creates subtle lighting designs. Scroll down to see some of her outdoor-lighting inspirations.
Tomato Cage Lights- Reinforce a rectangular tomato cage by wiring it at the corners at the corners (figure A). Cut aluminum screen to fit the openings on the cage and lace in place with wire. Paint the mesh cage and add a light (figure B).
Paint an old bedspring, add a small jar with sand and a tea light, and suspend it in a rectangular tomato cage.Cut wood to fit the tomato cage's inner squares and create shelving (figure C).Use any of these techniques with a cylindrical tomato cage, as well. For a different touch, turn a cylindrical tomato cage upside down, wire it into a foam pot, lace the legs together and hang a light from this "roof" (figure D). This same technique also can add some architecture to your container plantings.
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