Look at these for composters! These brick compost bins were found at Barnsdale Gardens in Rutland. They are built to a Victorian design, which used old, left over bricks. There was a little notice to one side saying that the only downside was that the whole structure had to be taken down and reassembled whenever you needed to extract the compost! I think it would be worth it to have something this interesting on the plot!
You can see the rest of the days photos on my English Cottage Garden's facebook page HERE
I had a wonderful visit and was very excited to visit on allotment day! It made me quite envious of those with large gardens. I get on alright with my containerized veg, but I'm now more determined than ever to work towards a larger plot. There was lots of ideas to be had during the visit though. Some good examples of using what you have to hand in order to build things and (as anyone familiar with Geoff Hamilton's time on Gardeners' World will know) how to make rockery rocks out of concrete! Geoff was a pioneer of organic growing and I'm pleased to see the gardens he created are thriving and as inspirational as ever.
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