How to Make a Tomato-Cage Holiday Tree

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Reuse your tomato cages for holiday decorations on your front step or porch.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Step 1

Turn cage upside-down (round side down).
Step 2

Tie the legs of the cage together with wire.
Step 3

Weave pine bows, fall leaves, or straw - depending on the season - through the wire.
Step 4

Secure with floral wire, if needed.
Step 5

Decorate your "tree" with pinecones, holly, flowers, apples, etc. In fall, use preserved leaves, pumpkins, corn and squash.
Step 6

Place tree on porch or front step.

Tips & Warnings

For Halloween, add witches, ghosts and spiders. Decorate a Thanksgiving tree with straw, turkeys, corn, squash, apples, leaves or gourds.
Trim your Christmas tree with pine or cedar, holly, Christmas decorations or angels.
Make a tree for the birds by using pine or cedar, popcorn on a string, suet balls, and orange cups filled with birdseed.
If you decide to use lights on your tree, keep the greenery fresh and use only lights labeled for outdoor use.