During an otherwise difficult year, nature expanded during the peace and quiet of the national lockdown. Nature seemed to take a deep breath and pause. Up and down the country people took to gardening for mental health and wellbeing. As we rapidly reach the end of this strange year, it’s time to take a few …

Hello & welcome to a new look twool We might have been quieter than usual but that’s not to say we’ve not been busy this summer. Check out the shiny new website! Our new website brings our story, our shop and our twool shed blog into one place, making it easier to discover the latest news …

With shows cancelled and garden centres closed, lockdown life hit twool HQ the way it hit you all – we hope that you and your loved ones stayed safe during this time. Lockdown is now easing and we feel we’re beginning to slowly wake up after a particularly odd winter snooze. Like many of you, …

The best bits of 2019, what a year we’ve had! Nine years since coming up with twool, a British sustainable version of garden twine, this year has seen a huge shift in environmental issues from sustainability, carbon footprint, single-use plastics and generally becoming more environmentally aware. The demand for sustainable products has never been so …

The Autumn Equinox has been and gone and what a year it has been! Here is a behind the scenes look at what life is like away from the twool shed We started the year with a trip to the London Garden Press Event. Liz spent the day being called Kim (can’t think why) and …

Peaky Blinders new series is back – Season 5 is here! If you’re looking for a Peaky Blinders hat we’ve got just the thing… The names for Peaky Blinders hat include baker boy, newsboy, newsy or an 8 piece hat. Like other types of flat cap, the Peaky Blinders style cap has a stiff peak …

It’s National Allotments Week! The timing of which, on the back of these summer storms is interesting…! We all know that gardening is a lot of hard work but that it is good for you mind, body and spirit. Not to mention the rewards. If you follow us on social media, you’ll see that our …

Rosemoor is a gem of an RHS garden right here in our home county of Devon. Next week it’s the Rosemoor Flower Show and we cannot wait! We’ll be there again, it’s the most fantastic garden hidden in the North Devon countryside. 16th to 19th August are the dates for the diaries!   We were …

The temperature has dropped, the nights are still dark, but the presence of snowdrops shooting in the garden at twool HQ signal the early signs of Spring emerging and more sustainable gardening to be done! That means: light the fire, grab a glass of something and curl up with the latest Organic Gardening Catalogue.   …

Deerstalker hat – you know, the Sherlock Holmes hat! The one with the ear flaps? Yes? No, actually… Yes, Deerstalkers are the hats with the flaps and are iconically synonymous with Sherlock Holmes. However, did you know, Conan Doyle never mentions a deerstalker once? It was actually Sidney Paget who pencilled the famous image for …

And not just because the first of the autumn storms is battering the UK as I type this, but because twool have launched their range of British Wool hats! Supporting British farming and heritage manufacturing, twool cloth is made from the wool of rare breed Whiteface Dartmoor sheep and is woven in Yorkshire, perfect provenance …

It’s early June and the baby squirrels have commandeered the ground feeder just out on the patio here at twool HQ. We’re having the smallest of sit-downs, just for a mo. To catch our breath, to make some calls, to take stock. Literally. Chelsea Flower Show is huge for us, it’s such a massive show, …

Q: Hi Tom, thanks for joining us today in the twool shed. You’ve got a pretty hectic schedule with RHS Chelsea just around the corner, so we appreciate you giving us your time.   ? Thanks for having me. It’s smaller in here than I was expecting… Q: Um, funny you should say that.   ? Yes, …

RHS Chelsea Flower Show is the highlight of our show year at twool HQ and we’re now just weeks away! (RHS Chelsea Flower Show runs 22nd – 26th May) This year, we’re tremendously pleased to announce that our stand is being sponsored by The Organic Gardening Catalogue – one of our longest standing wholesalers. We’ve …