Garden gadgets

When it comes to gardening, green has always been in, but now, more than ever, eco-friendly alternatives are becoming popular among the horticultural set. Keep up with the Joneses with our pick of the best planet-friendly garden gadgets around.
By The Newsroom
Published 17th Jan 2010, 11:01 BST
Updated 17th Jan 2010, 11:42 BST

Lovely labels

This pack of five recycled plant labels is perfect for marking the spots of your fledgling shoots, and you can sleep easy in the knowledge that they are eco-friendly. Made in the UK from vending machine coffee cups as part of the Save-a-Cup scheme, the resulting material feels a bit like slate, is completely weatherproof and easy to write on with chalk.

9.95 from gardenboutique.co.uk

On a roll

Composters have been knocking around for quite a while now, but you can actually roll this one around your garden. Made from recycled materials, the futuristic-sounding CompoSphere will hold 315 litres of black gold but also features a tread, so that it can be rolled easily to wherever you need it, while simultaneously mixing the contents, thus speeding up the composting process.

75 from greenrewards.co.uk

Pots to go

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Coir is a completely biodegradeable material made from waste coconut husk, and these small coir pots will biodegrade when you pop them in the ground. Start your seedlings off in the pots and when they're ready to plant, just put the pots straight into the ground. They'll disappear naturally, leaving your plants' vulnerable roots undisturbed. There are ten pots in each pack, with a diameter of 5cm, and ten coir compost pellets.

4 from henandhammock.com

• This article first appeared in The Scotsman, 16 January, 2010