Protective whimsy

With all the critter pressure in my garden I wanted to add a permanent enclosure. I don't want to enclose all of my garden beds, but I want at least one for a little insurance.  I saw an enclosure on YouTube that I really liked. It's not just protection, but a touch of whimsy, a little class.
I enjoy The suburban homestead videos.  He has a very artistic eye without spending a bunch of money. This enclosure I built is inspired by his, you might even say I stole the idea. Mine probably isn't done as well, it's definitely not square. I changed it a little because he is trying to keep groundhogs I think, out, and I'm trying to keep birds and rodents out. So I closed a gap he had where the panels attach, and put netting across the top.
Even with it's many flaws, I love it. I used 2 2x4s cut in half for the corner frame posts. The rest of the wood was home Depot clearance. A lot of the inside has live imperfect sides, but the price was right. I had the netting for the top from another project. I had the hardwire cloth for the sides. I didn't have it for the front, so it costs me 90.00. I thought about buying chicken wire, it would have been about the same amount for the 48" x 150' of chicken wire as 48" x 100' of hardwire cloth. I decided to go with the hardwire cloth because it's so much more durable, and very useful. I used about 13' of it. The paint  was a mistint that cost $2.50. The total costs was about $25.00.  It took me quite a bit longer than I thought it would. I would have been faster to build a square frame, but this is so much more fun. The sides are attached with 4 screws, so it can be removed, but will most likely be permanent. The front and back panels are easy to remove.

This is such a great idea, and beautifully made - thank you for sharing, Jen!

This would also work for someone with free ranging chicken and an itch to sow stuff where the chicken roam, keeping the efforts of sowing safe from hungry/dustbathe-y chicken

Thanks Nina I hope it will keep everything out but the pollinators.  I like the black wire because it's a strange optical illusion, you can easily see what's growing in the bed
Thanks

That's a beautiful little structure! I love that you reinforced the corners to help everything stay square over time.

We've had so many failures with chicken wire, that we *always* buy hardware cloth now. The hardware cloth may be a little harder to cut and work with, but that should be balanced with lifetime - we've had rabbits chew through chicken wire, but never through hardware cloth!

For me, having one or more safe gardens is critical for my mental health. We don't have groundhogs, but between the bunny, deer and rats, too often I've felt as if any time gardening is simply an exercise in feeding them and not me! We love green beans, but both the bunny and deer do also, so I *really* need to figure out a safe place to grow them this year.

Ok maybe I have gone a little to far this time.
Vining and bush peas, broccoli raab, and chamomile. Oh my. I almost forgot 1 Malabar spinach, and lemon balm.

So I definitely over planted. The broccoli raab is already bolt. I pull those and give them to the chickens, so it's a win as far as their concerned.