Gardening FAQs

Are all of your gardening product sustainable?

Yes! Whether they are peat-free, made of natural products, plastic-free or organic, all of our gardening products are sustainable. Each of them has badges which show their sustainable features. You can shop all of our gardening products here.

What are the benefits of using wool in the garden?

Wool is a wonderful material to use in the garden. It is sustainable, compostable, hygroscopic, helps to regulate soil temperature, deters snails and slugs with its texture and is naturally full of nitrogen, potassium and phosphate which helps with strong, healthy plant growth.

What is mulch?

Mulch is defined as any material that is placed on the surface of cultivated soil, be that over beds, fields or over compost in individual pots. It could be something like our jute mulch mats, cardboard, straw, hay or bark chippings.

Why is mulch beneficial?

For a whole host of reasons. It conserves water, naturally suppresses weeds, reduces competition for water and nutrients and reduces temperature fluctuations.

Why is compost beneficial?

Compost is a must when you are planting in your garden. It is a nutrient-rich ‘food’ for your plants and helps to maintain moisture and pH levels as well as improving the structure of the soil. A good compost will contain lots of nutrients that your plants will need for growth such as nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium.

How do I make my own compost?

It is really quite simple. Here are some instructions from Gardeners’ World which talk you through it. Make sure you have a good composter, like our everlasting composter made of recycled plastic.

Which of your gardening products are organic?

The only gardening product that is certified organic is our Organic Sheep Wool Pellets. However, all of our gardening products are totally natural, environmentally friendly and sustainable.

What are your mulch mats made of?

They are made of jute from recycled coffee sacks, which is completely compostable. You can shop them here.

What can I use your mulch mats for?

Our mulch mats are about 30% more dense than other mulch mats on the market and can be used straight onto beds in your garden or in plant pots. They help plants grow by reducing water evaporation, creating a natural barrier against weeds, reducing competition for water and nutrients, reducing temperature fluctuations of the soil and roots, providing nutrients for the plants as they compost down and helping to deter greedy slugs and snails. You can shop them here.

What gardening products can be used for no-dig gardening?

The two products that are most popular with our no-dig gardening customers are the sheep wool garden felt and the jute rolls. They both act as a great mulch, are much sturdier than the traditional cardboard and are easy to roll out across your required beds. Charles Dowding actually tried out both of the products and liked them. You can watch the video of his experimentation here.

What is your sheep wool garden felt made of?

Our garden felt is made with a thick, dense layer of wool and a layer of jute carrier material. It is 100% natural and will completely compost down. You can buy it here.

What can I use your Sheep Wool Garden Felt for?

All sorts! Here are a few of our favourite ways:

  • Mulching areas of a garden or allotment for a ‘no-dig’ method of gardening
  • Creating new beds without digging out turf by using the felt to cover areas of grass or weeds and topping it with compost
  • Using it when planting out a vegetable patch to protect against weeds, slugs and snail infestations
  • Keeping delicate plants protected and warm in the winter
  • Tied around root balls of trees to protect them when transplanted
  • Capillary matting under plant pots
  • As a base layer for propagating seeds indoors

What can I use your felt shillies for?

You can use them to pile them around delicate plants, in need of extra protection, or you can spread them across the soil of flower beds. They will help to regulate soil temperature, deter slugs and snails and are naturally hygroscopic. Shop them here.

Can I buy your Snug Feet Wool Insoles in bulk?

Yes, you can. Just get in touch with us and we can give you a quote.

  • 8" round jute mulch mats pack of 25

    Jute Weed Protection Mulch Mats 6"/15cm Pack of 30

    £12.50
  • 8" round jute mulch mats pack of 25

    Jute Weed Protection Mulch Mats 8"/20cm Pack of 25

    £15.75
  • 10" jute mulch mats pack of 20

    Natural Jute Weed Suppression Mulch Mats 10"/25cm Pack of 20

    £15.75
  • 13.5" tree spats pack of 10

    Large Round Mulch Mat Tree Spats Pack of 10

    £13.00
  • square jute mulch mats pack of 10

    Square Natural Mulch Mats Pack of 10

    £15.75
  • 100cm square recycled jute mulch mat for trees

    Square Jute Mulch Mat 100cm

    £10.00
  • Bamboo skewer

    Bamboo Skewers Pack of 40

    £2.40
  • Garden felt made with wool

    Sheep Wool Garden Felt

    £11.00
  • Sheep wool garden fleece

    Sheep Wool Garden Fleece

    £4.80
  • Jute mulch garden landscape roll

    Jute Mulch Mat Weed Control Roll

    £12.75
  • felt garden mulch shillies

    Wool Felt Mulch Shillies

    £6.00
  • Organic Sheep Wool Pellets

    Sheep Wool Pellets 3.5L

    £15.00
  • 10 Litre Gardeners Gold Coffee Chaff

    Gardeners' Gold Coffee Chaff 10 Litre Pack

    £6.00
  • Pile of 1 kg Herdwick wool in shades  of grey

    Herdwick Sheep Wool

    £10.00
  • Raw Herdwick Sheep Wool 10kg

    Raw Herdwick Sheep Wool 10kg

    £30.00
  • Cumbrian sheep wool "woolch" for gardeners.

    Grazers Woolch

    £13.00
  • Capillary Mats for plant pots. 13cm discs made from Herdwick Wool.

    13cm Pure Wool Capillary Mats for Plant Pots - Pack of 10

    £10.00
  • Coir Coin

    Coir Compost Seed Coins Pack of 10

    £3.00
  • 650g block of compressed cocopeat, a peat free compost

    Cocopeat Peat-Free Compost

    £4.00
  • peat free wool compost

    Dalefoot Peat Free Wool Compost

    £15.00
  • wool compost for seeds

    Dalefoot Peat Free Wool Compost for Seeds

    £12.00
  • recycled coffee sack jute hanging basket liner plastic free

    Jute Hanging Basket Liners Pack of 2

    £3.75
  • medium metal hanging basket

    Rowan Metal Hanging Basket

    £3.60
  • Clay self-watering spikes

    Fair Zone Self-Watering Spikes

    £15.00
  • Small terracotta olla pot on it's side with the lid next to it.

    Olla Terracotta Irrigation Pot - 300ml Watering Spike

    £10.00
  • Natural terracotta clay Olla irrigation, watering pot

    Olla Terracotta Irrigation Pot - Curvy Shape

    £14.00
  • 4 litre olla

    Olla Terracotta Irrigation Pot - 4 Litre Cylinder

    £32.00
  • Terracotta Worm Composter 14 Litre.

    Terracotta Worm Composter 14 Litre

    £60.00
  • Natural rubber seed tray - 20 cell tray

    Plastic Free Gardening Rubber Seed Tray

    £16.50
  • 8 cell natural rubber root trainer

    Plastic Free Gardening Rubber Root Trainer

    £26.00
  • Fair trade rubber planter 6 pack

    Fair Zone Rubber Plant Pots Pack of 6

    £18.00
  • Black metal plant pot

    Rowan Metal Plant Pot

    £6.00
  • Cream rectangular metal bucket

    Rowan Metal Rectangular Planter

    £8.00
  • Horticultural potato sack measuring 27cm in diameter with a height of 30cm

    Horticultural Potato Sack - Black

    £5.00
  • Hessian coffee sack

    Hessian Coffee Sack

    £1.00
  • Compostable leaf sacks

    Nutscene Leaf Sack Pack of 2

    £6.00
  • Nutscene handcrafted wooden acorn cane toppers scattered on a wooden table

    Nutscene Wooden Cane Toppers

    £20.00
  • Nutscene wooden and jute garden line lay on a white background

    Nutscene Wooden Garden Line

    £14.00
  • Nutscene British Oak wooden plant labels lay on a white background

    Nutscene Oak Wooden Plant Labels

    £5.00
  • A spool of jute twine placed on a table, wrapped in a green label

    Nutscene Jute Garden Twine

    £3.00
  • A spool of hairless flax twine, wrapped with a red label

    Nutscene Flax Garden Twine

    £12.00
  • Nutscene potters pal kit with cardboard display tube, next to a seedling placed in a newspaper seedling pot

    Nutscene Potter's Pal

    £16.00
  • Wildflower Seed Bomb Kit

    Seed Bomb Kit

    £7.50
  • Wildflower Seed Mat Kit

    Wildflower Seed Mat Kit

    £15.00
  • Contents of the plant a tree kit up against a white background, including tree identification cards, ash wooden handled trowel and tree seeds.

    Plant a Tree Kit

    £15.00
  • Beebomb Seed Balls

    Bee Bomb Wildflower Seed Balls

    £6.75
  • Alder Tree Bombs

    Alder Tree Bombs

    £4.80
  • Garden box

    Gardeners' Selection Pack

    £30.00
  • Chimmey Sheep Buy Land Plant Trees Voucher card to plant 20 trees.

    20 Trees Voucher

    £24.00
  • snug feet insoles made of felted Herdwick wool

    SnugFeet Wool Insoles

    £5.40