We always regard the Malvern Spring Show as the “home” window for our range of garden products – and this year it proved to be the best ever. Not only was attendance up and the weather reasonably kind, but our products, particularly the fantastic new range of Pop-up cages and cloches, was enthusiastically received by all our visitors.
In fact, half way through the show, we were forced to return to the warehouse to replenish the rapidly diminishing stocks of items we had taken.
Most popular were the
zipped pop-up cages, particularly the low height versions, which are perfect for protecting strawberries, salad crops and early sewings, and the medium height ones which are designed to protect brassicas from Cabbage Whites. The ability to have immediate cover in just 10-15 seconds and then be able to fold the cage up and put it away in its bag when not required was universally applauded, with many people asking why somebody hadn’t thought of it before.
The small pop-up triangular cloches – netted and poly – were also snapped up for their ease of use and simplicity. Plant a row of seedlings and pop a cover over in just seconds – wonderful!
Well, someone has now; and Gardenskill has the biggest and most comprehensive range of pop-ups in the world, with four new double-length versions in development even as we speak. Watch this space!