In the early 1900s, the French sheltered burgeoning flora from wintry frost with glass cloches. Nearly a century after their creation, these domed beauties continue to be useful in the garden but have ...

Picture this: It's 1623 in Italy, and a gardener places a delicate glass bell over a seedling, hoping the frost doesn't damage it like it did many others. And that's the humble beginning of the glass ...