A plastic or glass cover, typically bell-shaped, placed over plants to protect them from cold weather.
Variant spelling of 'cloche,' from French 'cloche' meaning bell. The French term was adopted by English gardeners in the 18th-19th centuries as glass bell jars became essential Victorian garden equipment.
Victorian gardeners became obsessed with cloches (closh)—these simple bell jars extended growing seasons and let wealthy gardeners grow exotic plants, turning gardening into a competitive science that shaped modern horticulture.
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