Compost Bins

Compost bins are an eco friendly way of disposing of your garden waste and kitchen waste such as vegetable and fruit peelings. Over time this decaying matter will turn into a fine tilth of soil like material for spreading and fertilising your vegetable garden and herbaceous borders. In period properties and nurseries compost bins were traditionally constructed from brick with two or three adjacent bins to accommodate the various stages of compost. Today's homes and allotments are more likely to have wooden compost bins which are often designed to be aesthetically appealing as well as for their important role in the gardening cycle.

Wooden Compost Bin

There is a wide choice of wooden compost bins on the market today and they are usually purchased as a flat pack kit for easy assembly. All types of garden waste apart from weeds can be placed in the wooden compost bin and in the autumn it is ideal to gather up all the fallen leaves to act as a base for putting in other material for composting. Wooden compost bins can be either square or rectangular in shape. The speeding up of the composting process can be achieved by adding a proprietary composting booster which is available from DIY stores.

Rowlinson Beehive Composter

This is a wooden composter which has been designed to be a garden feature as well as a practical compost bin with its beehive style design. It features a hinged lid to facilitate easy access and the wood is pressure treated and comes with a natural timber finish. There is also a removable bottom panel to access the compost when ready. Delivered free flat packed for easy assembly.

Rowlinson Budget Composter

Composting need not be an expensive process with the Rowlinson Budget Composter. It provides an eco friendly way to dispose of your kitchen and garden waste without making a big dent in your garden budget. The porous nature of the wood allows the compost to breathe and simultaneously breaking it down more easily with less odour. Pressure treated FSC timber gives it a natural finish which can be painted or stained to blend in to your garden colour scheme.

Compost Scoop

Having used most of the prepared compost for spreading on your garden borders you should be sure to save some of the batch for providing the base compost when re potting your house plants. The Sophie Conran Compost Scoop by Burgon & Ball with its attractive design and functionality makes this job a pleasure. If you have insufficient of your own compost you can top up the plant pots with a normal potting compost. As well as saving money on bought compost your plants are likely to grow even better with the mix. The Sophie Conran Compost Scoop in its elegant presentation box makes an ideal present for anyone you know who is a Grow Your Own enthusiast.