Lightbounds, Staffordshire

Sometimes there’s nothing like seeing garden products in situ to really appreciate what they can add to your own garden plans.  It’s one of the reasons why we have supported a variety of gardens belonging to the National Garden Scheme by supplying them with products to display and use.  This gives our customers up and down the country an opportunity to have a close-up view of products such as fruit and vegetable cages and raised beds before they buy. 

Lightbounds Open Days 2010 Update 
We're delighted to report that the Lightbounds Open Days on June 13th and a week later on the 20th were a resounding success, with 355 visitors admiring the garden over the two days. More importantly, the Open Days raised over £2200 for National Gardens Scheme charities, predominantly those involved with nursing and cancer care. 


Currently on display at Lightbounds are:

Heavy Duty Steel Fruit Cage - GDN-100
Regarded by many as the ultimate form of crop protection, these heavy duty walk-in fruit cages are manufacrtured from steel sections and are pre-galvanised and powder coated in black to create a cage which is sure to last. The framework carries a 10 year structural guarantee and the cage at Lightbounds gives visitors the opportunity to examine both the frame and the quality of the side and roof netting in great detail.

The cage on display measures 4m x 3.5m in size and is fitted with both corner and mid braces, along with a door kit (supplied complete with the cage but also available as an additional extra).

 Pea and Bean Hoops and Cross Supports - GDN-387 
A very popular form of supporting an equally feted and widely grown garden vegetable, the Pea and Bean Cross Supports are available in three versatile sizes. The 3.6m long framework is ideal for gardeners who enjoy the unique taste of home-grown peas and beans on a larger scale, whilst both the 2.29m and 1.07m long versions are designed to fit inside 6ft and 4ft long raised beds respectively. The frame at Lightbounds allows you to inspect the heavy duty steel construction at first hand. 

Pean and Bean Netting - GDN-025
Any gardener will know that peas and beans provided with a good quality netting will race away skywards and reward you with bumper legume yields. Our Pea and Bean Netting fits that criteria and at Lightbounds, you'll be able to get a real feel for this popular and durable netting - and it's an opportune moment to remind you that samples of all netting in our range are readily available. Just contact our Customer Services Team for full details and to request a sample.  

Aluminium Strawberry Cages - GDN-170
Frustating doesn't really do justice to gardeners who have raised a wondeful crop of juicy strawberries, only to see them gobbled up by opportune birds just before they ripen! In the interests of keeping gardeners from experiencing this strawberry shock, we've developed a low level strawberry cage based on the tried and tested Build-a-Ball and Aluminium Tubing combination, along with the proven Anti-Bird Netting. The 45cm high frames are available in a number of sizes and can be quickly erected to cover the ripening crop, and we've even included ground pegs in these popular kits. See the results for yourself at Lightbounds where two cages are on display.     

Bamboo Cloches - GDN-881  
The Lightbounds deer and rabbit poopualtion are dismayed that the three sizes of Bamboo Cloches are used in the garden; these woven, sustainable bamboo domes (available in three handy sizes) form a barrier to larger grazing mammals as well as offering a degree of protection from wind-chill, light frosts and birds. We don't supply ground pegs with the cloches but these are readily available separately.