Keeping An Eye On The Weather

This is one of the weeks in the year that gardening really becomes fun and starts to entertain us daily at the very least until harvest time. We can become constructive and we can, each one of us, make a difference. The next few weeks will be important in weather terms. We can reasonably expect [...]

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New Product – Large ‘Smithy’ Tubs

We could not resist this brilliant Patio Tub, it is such a good price, very good looking and we can think of dozens of ways to use it. Yes, plant a fruit tree or grow almost any vegetable, it is ab fab for potatoes and root vegetables. In fact it is big enough for a [...]

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National Nest Box Week – Save 10%

We’ve been going on and on about National Nest Box Week which is being held from 14th to 21st February, and in order to support this wonderful campaign, we’re offering you the opportunity to save 10% off any of the products featured in our ‘Birds and Wildlife’ category on the website. So not only can [...]

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Composting Leaves With EM

Here at The Recycle Works we often get asked about composting leaves and garden shreddings with EM -Effective Micro-organisms. So while cutting the hedges last summer, I thought I would compost them with EM and put the results on the blog. First thing to do, was to find a suitable ‘container’, similar to one of [...]

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Robin & Wren Nest Boxes – A Question Answered

We asked the question this week, ‘why does the Robin and Wren Nest Box have a metal hook and a wooden peg on the side?’ Well, we contacted the manufacturers of this wonderful product and here’s the answer we received….. The flap on the side is so you can clean the nest box out which [...]

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Customer Feedback on Our Bird Feeders

I know we go on and on about our wonderful new bird products but we have a customer who just popped into the office to tell us that they are so pleased with all of the feeders they bought a couple of weeks ago but the Fat Feeder is really thrilling! They have been getting [...]

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Bumble Bees, Mason Bees, Frogs and Toads!

Remember that soon Queen Bumble Bees will be searching for a nest site. Hedgehogs are emerging and needing food. Mason Bees will soon be Buzzing around and frogs and toads will be stirring up the water. There is so much you can do to help wildlife at this vulnerable time of year. We heard on [...]

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Brand New Product – The Spring Box Soil Sieve

Well now for the long awaited rocking Spring Box Soil Sieve we promised you. This remarkably simple and effective very sturdy product has been recently developed and you may have seen it on Fred the Shed’s articles in Allotment and Leisure Gardener. It was a product we could not pass up and we are delighted [...]

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Recycle Away For Valentines Day!

On Valentine’s Day there will not doubt be lots of romance and love in the air but you can still show that special someone that you care and look after the environment at the same time! So spare some love for our planet on February 14th  and think of the ways in which you can [...]

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