Now that Spring appears to be here, let’s get outside for some gardening. Growing our own food and enjoying our outside space is a great way to relax. Or for some close encounters of the wild kind, attract wildlife into your garden too by providing a habitat and food for birds, butterflies, bees and other creatures. Here are some useful eco-friendly garden gadgets to help you.

Growing your own
Forget about buying sowing and seedling pots, instead recycle old newspapers into pots with a Paper Potter. It’s easy to use and newspaper pots rot away meaning minimal disturbance to tender roots when you transplant them.

Encouraging wildlife
Give ladybirds some natural habitat in your garden with a lady bird tower. Ladybirds control aphids and so are a very beneficial insect to encourage. Do some bird watching in your own garden. Feeding the birds will bring them to your garden.

Stocking the garden shed
Having a ball of organic jute string in the garden shed is an absolute necessity. This one comes on a handy beech spindle stand for keeping it at hand for jobs in the garden.

Enjoying your outdoor space
A throw is perfect for sitting out in on cool Summer evenings, around a chiminea or fire-pit.