These simple Build-a-Ball Connectors make the popular option of building your own fruit or vegetable cage exceptionally quick and easy, giving fruit and vegetable gardeners the freedom to invent a frame which suits their needs perfectly.

Supplied in packs of 12 and used in conjunction with our Aluminium Tubing, the hard rubber compound Build-a-Balls are ideal for constructing a straightforward cage to protect vegetables and strawberries which is erected in seconds and dismantled just as quickly. Each Build-a-Ball has six holes; one to fit our 16mm diameter aluminium tubing and the rest to snugly embrace the 12.7mm size tubing and extending any cage frame - or changing the shape for that matter - poses no problem at all. Although we recommend our aluminum tubing as the perfect Build-a-Ball partner, the Build-a-Ball connectors can also be used with bamboo canes and we're yet to find a more versatile or reliable cage framework solution for the grow your own garden!

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Tying in your tomatoes, cucumbers and all manner of climbing fruit and vegetable plants is an age-old gardening task, and using string can be fraught with problems - it can harbour pests, it tends to rot and you can't rely on it 100% - so the metal Plant Support Rings are assured of a warm welcome in any allotment or potting shed, greenhouse or garden store. The rings are available in two sizes - 2.5cm and 4.5cm in diameter - and come in hefty packs of 200 and 100 respectively, plenty for all your ornamental and vegetable plant needs. They're galvanised for durabiity, will last year after and won't let you down; very important when your lovingly cared-for tomato plants are buckling under the weight of a record crop! Simply open the flexible metal ring, squeeze back loosely around plant and support and say goodbye to cutting up lengths of string and hunting for scissors!

Plants won't fall across the lawn or path if they are restrained with these sturdy, plastic coated solid galvanised steel supports. Unobtrusive and portable, can be used on their own or in pairs to create a row or circle. Being quite 'springy' they can be widened or contracted to suit and are easy to adjust as your needs change throughout the season.

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The Original Link-Stakes Plant Supports are the most effective, versatile and discreet way to support plants throughout the garden; each stake simply 'links' to the next to create any size or shape of plant support.

The Original Link-Stakes Plant Supports can be placed in the border before or after plants have grown, can be easily adjusted at any time during the growing season and offer limitless permutations and discreet support to all types of ornamental plants and even vegetables. Original Link-Stakes Plant Supports should push easily into cultivated soil but if you've stony or compacted soil, try our Link Stakes Hole Former - a 52cm long, 8mm diameter steel rod which poushes aside stones with ease!

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Add height and structure to the garden with our stylish Wooden Painted Pyramid Obelisks, lending valuable support to climbing plants such as roses, clematis, runner beans and sweet peas.

Wooden Pyramid Obelisks available from the end of July

The Longrow Super Cloche has a rugged steel frame covered with corrugated PVC and is large enough to house a wide range of crops from dwarf beans to strawberries - a must for gardeners keen to give their crops the best start and to provide some winter protection for delicate ones.
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These tough, rot-proof, easy to store and re-usable Pot Jackets will protect vulnerable roots of container-grown plants from cold and frost damage. Secure Velcro fastenings hold the jacket in place, while a fast-pull drawstring holds it close to the base of the plant. Can be fitted to pots in situ, with minimal lifting needed and it takes only minutes to fit or remove.

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