Buy £100 of FSC Wooden Raised Beds And Receive A Free Tub Of Slug Gone

Slug Gone wool pellets are composed of 100% natural materials including phosphorous, nitrogen and potassium. As soon as water is added teh fibres swell to form a barrier or insulation blanket. When slugs climb onto the fibres it irritates the foot and causes it to seek easier feeding elsewhere. Slug Gone wool pellets are ideal for [...]

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It’s Climate Week – Are You Doing Your Bit?

Climate Week is Britain’s biggest climate change campaign, inspiring a new wave of action to create a sustainable future. Culminating in a week of activities, it showcases practical solutions from every sector of society. The first Climate Week in March 2011 saw half a million people attending 3,000 events in Britain’s biggest ever environmental occasion. [...]

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And the Winner Is…

Many thanks to everyone who entered our Wooden Compost Bin competition, launched in November 2010.    We are delighted to announce that we sifted through hundreds of entries and the first correct one out of the hat was from the Foundation Gardening Team at the Bridge Academy, Fulham.     Congratulations to you all, your compost [...]

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Eggs With A Difference This Easter!

As it’s Easter, we thought we’d share with you this wonderful wartime tip! Grow your seedlings in egg shells as they make great seed modules….. and are even better as of course they’re compostable. So when you’re looking for activities this Easter weekend, why not think about decorating the eggs and then use them to [...]

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More Wisdom from FoE – Green Screen

Prevent windscreen fluid from freezing up on cold winter nights by mixing one part water with two parts white vinegar and filling the reservoir with the blend. This should keep the system free of ice crystals in cold conditions, enabling you to clean muddy windscreens in the morning.  Thank you to Friends of the Earth…… Love [...]

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Gardening With Children

Today really is a BIG day and in more than one sense of the word! While the world’s media is focusing today on the inauguration of Barack Obama as President of the United States, we here at the Recycle Works are really excited about the launch of our NEW website www.gardeningwithchildren.co.uk. Our fantastic new website [...]

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Our Facebook Group is now live – please join us!

That’s right – Sylvia now has her own profile on Facebook and we’d love you to become one of her Facebook friends! We’ve also set up a group on there call ‘The Recycle Works’ so that we can create our own online Facebook community and share the quest to get everyone to ‘Love Your Environment!’ [...]

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