Mini Propagator Kits – Perfect for Children!

Made from recycled plastic, these Mini Propagator Kits are perfect for little fingers, or should we say little green fingers? Each propagator is supplied with 8 mini pots too so all you need to do is add seeds and compost and watch the results happen! Aternatively, these gorgeous propagtaors are available as a Mini Seed [...]

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Take a Look at Our August Winners!

We always have competitions running for families and schools, with some great seasonal prizes up for grabs.  In August, Sylvia in her Recycleworks brief asked for your gardening photos.  She had some great entries and the winning shot was of three year old Sam Thomason with his first harvest, grown with the help of mum [...]

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Gardening Teaches New Skills & Makes Children Happy!

 The BBC news website has published a superb article on their site which shows how important gardening can be in a child’s upbringing. The article reads…… Taking part in gardening can make a child feel happy and boost their development, research suggests.The study of 1,300 teachers and 10 schools was commissioned by the Royal Horticultural [...]

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Do You Have A School Garden? The RHS Can help!

From time to time, we like to tell you about schemes and good causes that might be of interest and benefit to anyone gardening with children.   This week its the turn of the Royal Horticultural Society and their Campaign for School Gardening. This initiative aims to encourage and support schools to develop and actively use a school garden, [...]

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Great New Competitions With Prizes To Be Won!

Great New Competitions for the New Year To give schools and families a helping hand with gardening projects throughout the year, each month we have an exciting new competition for each to enter. – In the January competition the 1st winner out of the hat can choose from either a kids allotment plot or 5 potato growing [...]

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Raised Beds Perfect for School Gardens

This week we received a wonderful email from Holway School Community Garden in Taunton.  This is a little bit of what they had to say and we hope it inspires you as much as it did us….   ” At the beginning of this year a friend and I started a school community garden in [...]

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Compost Bins Make Great Toy Boxes

Last week we recieved this email from a customer and thought it was a fabulous idea……… ‘Dear Sylvia, I’ve recently spent around £500 on your deep raised beds and have transformed my front garden into a vegetable patch.  I’ve been very impressed with the quality of the beds and with the speed in which they [...]

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Gardening With Children? – Ask An Expert!

Alison, who is the gardening volunteer parent for a school in Dorset, got in touch this week with Linda (our gardening expert) via www.gardeningwithchildren.co.uk to ask advice on what to plant in their small plot for Autumn term. Well you don’t have to be a school to benefit from Linda’s good advice. Linda suggested some really good [...]

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New Eco-Baby Section Launched!

Here at The Recycle Works, we ’re always asking you for your feedback on our products and what else you’d like to see us offer.  We listen avidly and as a result we have just launched our new ‘Eco Babies’ section on the website! Our first products are from the Wonderoo Nappy Range and we’ve chosen [...]

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Darwin Day – 12th February 2009

I am really looking forward to the programmes and events in tribute to Darwin’s 200th Birthday Anniversary on 12th February. For interesting matters relating to the Birthday try http://www.darwinday.org/englishL/home/index.html.  It’s really quite interesting! I know very little about Darwin’s work over and above the general information one gleans from one’s education. Anyway I am much [...]

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