Making your house more energy-efficient can help to reduce your energy bills. There are lots of ways like insulation, solar panels, draught exclusion, double glazing – the list goes on! But what are the most cost-effective energy efficiency measures to reduce your energy bills and why is it something to consider? Sit back and read …
Last week, we completed our annual wool sourcing project Operation Wool, for the third year running, collecting a record breaking 20 tonnes of Herdwick wool from around Cumbria! That’s up four tonnes from last year! If you aren’t sure what Operation Wool is, let us explain… We need wool to create our bestselling chimney draught …
It’s the 1st September which means that it is officially autumn, according to the meteorological calendar and that means it’s time to start thinking about draught proofing! As we all well know, the nights will start drawing in a little earlier, the temperatures will drop (we don’t know …
It is the last couple of weeks of the school summer holidays and this year, they may have seemed particularly long with home-schooling in place for most children since March. Although the end is in sight with schools set to open again in September, you may be running low on ways to organise some …
Who knew National Allotment Week was even a thing? Well, we didn’t but anything that encourages people to get outside and garden, we are 100 % on board with! Allotments are a great way for people who don’t have outdoor space at home to become green-fingered and grow all sorts of fruit and vegetables. There …
Now’s the time to be making the garden gorgeous but it’s not possible to get all the plants and things that we need. Have you ever tried making your own hanging basket? I’ve tried rejuvenating previous years’ ones by tucking in new plants and trimming away old ones, but usually resort to buying new professionally …
We have a range of jute mulch mats and 100% wool felt for gardens. These versatile products can be used in a range of applications all year round but they are particularly useful when it comes to getting your garden ready for winter. How to protect potted plants from winter frost and rain Many gardeners …
We’re delighted to add a range of excellent sheep wool insulation products to our range. Wool is a remarkable natural material with a range of properties depending on how you process it and where you apply it. Having wool around the home makes it a healthier and more enjoyable environment. Wool actually purifies the air. …
We have completed our second year of our wool sourcing project ‘Operation Wool’! We collected about 16 tonnes of Herdwick wool (yes you read that correctly – 16 TONNES) directly from Cumbrian farms which will be used to create our wonderful draught excluders over the next year. Last year was our first year of Operation …
I’ve bought a seven acre field and I’m going to plant trees in it! 9,000 to be exact. This is one of the most exciting things I have ever bought – about as exciting as buying a house, and definitely more exciting than buying a car (perhaps a sign of my age!). Regardless, it has …