Whether you're a keen gardener or just want to choose the greenest, most natural way to deal with your food and garden waste, composting is the perfect solution.

Grass cuttings, dried leaves, twigs and vegetable peelings are just some of the ingredients that can go into a compost bin or heap to make peat-free compost - ideal to use in potting or planting.

Getting started is easy. All you need is a compost bin or a small space in the garden to create a heap. Then just follow our easy guide to creating your own supply of natural food for your garden.

Get composting today - for a greener tomorrow.

Why compost?

Your compost is a natural, nutrient-rich food product for your garden. It will help improve soil structure, maintain moisture levels, and keep your soil's PH balance in check while helping to suppress plant disease. It will have everything your plants need including nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium and it will help buffer soils that are very acidic or alkaline. Compost improves your soil's condition and your plants and flowers will love it!

Home made compost is peat-free which means it is good for the environment outside your garden too. It reduces the need to buy peat products, which have been commercially sourced and extracted from peat bogs, resulting in the release of the carbon stored in them. By using kitchen scraps and garden waste to make compost, you can help to prevent climate change and protect a valuable habitat.

What's new

The Big Compost Bin Sale event -  two days only!

Visit the Tesco/M&S Brooklands shopping centre in Weybridge on 28 May and Sainsbury's shopping centre in Cobham on 29 May, to pick up a bargain bin for just £10. Our team of experts will be there between 10am and 4pm, selling bins and dishing out advice so come and find us!

Spring composting tips

Spring is a busy time for all you green fingered composters out there and we’d like to help you get the best out of composting with our top five tips!