Upside down tomato cages with the ends fastened together at the top would also make the perfect obelisk for smaller/more delicate or potted climbers, like those adorable climbing black-eyed susans or morning glories.
Photo courtesy of Gardener's Supply Company but there are a ton of DIY instructions online. Old lampshade frames would be the perfect frame for these....
I've seen some adorable cloches made from chicken wire that I may try to duplicate this coming spring, particularly for some of my potted plants and herbs for my kitchen garden that they love (poor basil was hit hard - like your bleeding hearts) but I love the willow globe!
And thank you...
I never ended up covering my bleeding hearts. They were transplants from someone else's shade garden and I thought I'd give them a try in an area where I couldn't get anything else to grow. The chickens have never bothered with them but I did have trouble with my 180lb Newfoundland who decided...
Thank you Bogtown and Memphis.
In addition so several of the plants pictured and listed, some other plants in my gardens that my flock leaves alone or has a difficult time distrupting are hyssop, dwarf lilies, peonies, bachelor's buttons, lungwart, larkspur, moss roses, black-eyed susans...