TIPS & ADVICE

Reading Time: 9 minutes A coir doormat lets guests know your house is sustainable from the first step, with the style and design that introduces people to your home. Cleaning it properly is essential to ensuring the mat’s longevity, effectiveness, and continued contribution to a more mindful, eco-friendly home. What is coir? Coconut coir is the fibrous outer layer…

Reading Time: 4 minutes If you’ve invested in a composting wormery, you’re on to a winner. These wriggling little workers produce fantastic organic compost! But it’s vital to keep them happy. Using coco coir for worm bins is just the ticket. Will worms eat coconut coir? Absolutely! Worms love to eat coconut coir. And live in it. Technically the…

Reading Time: 6 minutes Welcome back to your fortnightly catch-up with Coco&Coir and our wonderful Green Gardeners here at our Guild! It’s been quite the adventure through summer with our gardeners, and as we swiftly enter Autumn with Halloween on the horizon, we have yet another lovely green and growing garden to take a look around. In this catch-up,…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Toasty tips on keeping warm when gardening In the colder days of autumn and winter, it’s important to keep on top of your gardening jobs. But chilly weather can make for miserable conditions. Make sure to follow our tips on keeping warm when gardening so you’re as happy as your plants! Insulating clothes for gardening…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Smart ways to make the most of your porch It can be such a bonus having a space between your front door and hallway in which to store items. An enclosed porch also helps with insulation, blocking out draughts from the front door. But a porch can easily turn into a ‘dumping ground’ rather than…

Reading Time: 5 minutes Welcome to your next edition of our Green Gardener’s Guild Chats – this time with a fantastic allotment owner, Ana from @myjourneyintogardening. We wanted to catch up with Ana and see just how she has been growing her allotment. As a beginner to her allotment, there is work to be done – and we are…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Sustainable ways to revamp your hallway which won’t break the bank Opening your front door and walking into a welcoming entrance space is such a pleasure. But often the importance of that first impression is overlooked in favour of renovating other rooms. Plus applying eco-friendly principles can be daunting. Check out some sustainable ways to…

Reading Time: 3 minutes How to keep dirt out of your home Cleaning your home can seem to be a never-ending battle. Do you sometimes feel like you spend hours getting things spick and span, but back at square one after only a couple of days? Don’t despair! We’ve lots of tips on how to keep dirt out of…

Reading Time: 5 minutes One of the reasons that Coco&Coir created our compressed coir bricks was to save space for homeowners and gardeners who simply don’t have the space to store bulky gardening wares. Our easy-to-store coir is a perfect fit for those who are gardening in smaller spaces and containers – just like this week’s featured gardener we…