Still beaming here, well on Thursday 19th April 2012 at The Burlington Hotel in Dublin we were awarded The Green Retailer Award for 2012 at The Green Awards of Ireland. We were particularly delighted as this was the third year of being shortlisted in the same category, and to win in our 10th year of […]
Over time on the blog we have mentioned ideas that will assist you in creating an eco garden. There is however an easier way and it involves buying a book entitled ‘How to Create An Eco Garden: The practical guide to greener, planet friendly gardening’ by John Walker. Filled with detailed illustrations and simple instructions […]
For the third year in a row we have been shortlisted as finalists in The Green Awards. This year we only entered one category and we have our fingers crossed that on the 19th April we might be awarded the title of overall winner for The Green Retailer award. Even if we don’t win outright […]
Like many people when one thinks of recycling pallets, a pallet composter is one of the the first things that come to mind. In the garden centre we have six in total so we can rotate them to speed up the process. They take the usual suspects of chopped leaves, discarded plants and leaves, old […]
(9th July 2011)Three new great,green products are now in stock and include………. The Waspinator “Wasps are very “visual” insects. They depend on a keen sense of sight to catch moving prey. Predatory Insects, like many wasps and all yellowjackets, have large, prominent compound eyes. Other insects that hunt live prey also have very large compound […]
A bag of bags an unusual title but this was exactly what I received from the guys at GreenSax, in fact four types of bags. My favourites the Kitchen Caddy and the Pedal Bin will have an immediate use as we already separate our vegetable peelings, tea bags, eggshells and other compostable goods into the […]
(7th May 2011) On receiving a surprise package of fantastic cleaning products from Malones addressed to this blog, my delight was at getting such a lovely gift and one which would come in very useful as well as be a product I would use as it has no harsh chemicals. For Sarah the pleasure was […]
(26th March 2011) So at 20.30 tonight once again my lights will be going off in recognition of Earth Hour. This is the fifth time his has taken place and is a global response to climate change. A simple gesture where all lights are turned off and replaced with flickering candle light. To make even […]
(26th February 2011) For this year we have altered our primary compost supplier as we have been looking to find a product which lessens the impact on the environment. For that reason we shall be supplying Bord na Mona’s Growise and Peat Free products. The Peat Free range speaks for itself and includes the Peat […]
Our online gardening shop has now been open for the last two weeks. We had done a pilot test and with good feedback we have decided to open up the range of gardening tools, plants, sundries, gifts and seeds to the whole of Ireland. It seems a little unfair not to offer our wares beyond […]
