I’ve written about composting with worms on this blog before and I pointed out a wormery that while perfect as far as function goes, isn’t something that you’ll want to show-off as a style statement. But never fear, because here is the wormery that you’ve been waiting for. Never before have I seen a wormery with such style, such elegance. Now you won’t have to hide it round the side of the house, out of site. You can make a feature of it, grow your herbs in it, perhaps some pretty flowers, or salad leaves. And all the while it will be working away, efficiently turning your kitchen and garden waste into compost and liquid feed for your plants.

It’s made from 100% recycled plastic, can be used inside or out and it doesn’t take up much space at all.

How does it work?

The bottom layer of the wormery is an urn with a tap, which collects and drains off the liquid plant feed. The next level up is the first layer for food scraps; when you’ve filled it, add the next composter and so on. Once the first composter is full simply start adding waste to the second composter and the worms will work their way up through the holes in the bottom to where the food is! By the time the second composter is full most of the worms will have left the first composter leaving it full of worm casts which are the richest natural fertiliser. Empty the first composter, use the contents on your garden, and then use it to put on top of the second composter tray once that fills up. The top level of the wormery is a planting tub, designed to make your wormery an attractive feature of your garden.