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Introducing the Woolly Water Keeper
Woolly water keeper RHS Chelsea Flower Show sustainable garden product of the year 2023 finalist
Sustainable, biodegradable and upcycled from our British carded wool, handfuls of natural fluffiness work wonders at retaining moisture in pots and planters, hanging baskets and vegetable trenches.
The twool Woolly Water Keeper is a secondary product made in the manufacturing process of our garden twine. By making use of this by-product we’re all helping make sustainable choices for our environment and the planet.
A simple solution for retaining water using our upcycled undyed carded waste, the Woolly Water Keeper wool is loose and non-felted. Whether you use it in handfuls for pots or for lining hanging baskets, vegetable trenches or mulch it is a versatile, easy-to-use, no-waste option.
We’re delighted to be finalists for RHS Chelsea Flower Show Sustainable Garden Product of the Year. Promoting good watering practices in your growing season is another way to be as sustainable as possible…
18 replies to “Introducing the Woolly Water Keeper”
Anna Barczak
Am I able to purchase Woolly Water Keepers from you?
I say on Countryfile that a farmer growing vines took some of his neighbour’s wool to pop underneath his vines. The Vine grower wanted to make certain that the shepherd was paid sufficiently rather than a loss. The Vine grower found that there were huge advantages to using the wool. The wool was beneficial to the soil and also it kept down the pests AND because the wool underneath the vines was white the reflection from the sun added to the improvement in the wine as well. So I was wondering whether I could use it on my garden particularly with the veggies and the fruit. I have at least 8 apple trees plus 2 pear trees as well as raspberries and gooseberries bushes and this year I’ve planted some Bilberries (Blueberries) bushes. Not forgetting the vegetables including tomatoes etc.
Can you give me an indication of how much fleece is in the bags of Woolly Water Keepers and how many bags I would need for my fruit and veg and whether I can get from you directly?
Thank you
Anna
Cath Cavanagh
Hi,
where can I buy your Woolly Water Keepers?
Thank you,
Cath
Su Searle
I’d like to know too…please
twool HQ
Hi Su,
As a newly launched product which is prepped in volume, we’re selling it through garden centres because it’s the most sustainable option. It’s too expensive to send in the post because of it’s bulk and it would cost as much to send as it costs to buy and we really didn’t think that was fair on our customers. It will be more readily available as we develop this…
Thanks so much for getting in touch!
twool HQ
Hi Cath,
At the moment you can get your Woolly Water Keeper from your nearest Blue Diamond garden centre. Thanks for taking the time to reach out to us!
twool HQ
Hi Anna,
Wool really is an amazing material isn’t it? At the moment as a newly launched product we’re only selling through garden centres as this is the most sustainable option. It also helps us to keep the cost of the product down – the issue we face with wool is one of volume. As you can appreciate, the bulky nature of wool means it would cost a lot to post out: in this instance it would cost more to send than to purchase which isn’t very consumer friendly either. As we develop the product further it will become more readily available, but for now please look to your nearest Blue Diamond stockist.
Thanks so much for reaching out!
helen
We have been using fleece from my sheep in our garden for a number of years and it is good for water retention and also provides good nutrients. Wool has an N:P:K of 9:1:2, and hence is very good for plant growth and the environment.
twool HQ
It’s wonderful isn’t it, Helen? That water retention in a purely natural material is incredible. As you say, the fact that as it biodegrades it releases nitrogen back into the soil is just a win win – free soil improver! Thanks so much for taking the time to comment…
Gillian Walsh
Your Woolly Water Saver looks wonderful but I’m nowhere near a Blue Diamond garden centre. Can I buy it directly from you? Many thanks.
twool HQ
Hi Gillian,
Thanks for taking the time to reach out to us. At the moment as a newly launched product it is prepped in volume and we are selling it through garden centres because it is the most sustainable option. It’s too expensive to post out as a single item as the bulk means it would cost as much to post as to purchase and we didn’t feel this was a very consumer friendly option. Hopefully, it will become more readily available as we develop the product.
Judith Jones
I live in Manchester, where can I buy the Woolly Water Keeper as seen on Chelsey Flower show this week. Can I buy it mail order.
twool HQ
Hi Judith,
You can buy the Woolly Water Keeper direct from your nearest Blue Diamond Garden Centre (there’s a handy list here: https://www.bluediamond.gg/garden-centres) they do offer an online shop if there isn’t one in your local area. Thanks for reaching out!
Jenny Basham
Can we please buy this online, nearest garden centre stockists are 30 miles away, one in Tunbridge Wells and one in Harlow (via the Dartford Crossing). All the environmental benefits are negated by a 60 mile round road trip on some of the most crowded roads in the SE.
twool HQ
Hi Jenny,
Yep, we totally understand that. It’s honestly one of our greatest battles. Trying to offer a range of sustainable products while keeping our carbon footprint at sensible levels. As this is a bulky item it would cost as much to send individually as it costs to purchase, and we really didn’t feel that was fair on our customers. While the product has only just launched we hope that it will become more readily available over time.
Thanks so much for getting in touch!
D Galway
This looks to be a fantastic product. Looking at Blue Diamond’s own location map, they have no garden centres north of Cheshire or Derbyshire. Please please can you supply to garden centres or retailers further north? You state that the cost of you mailing it out would be costly. I expect that’s the same for the garden centres. I would love to buy some, but can’t. Gardeners, like me, in counties such as Lancashire, Cumbria, Yorkshire, Durham, Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, Teesside and also Scotland would love to be able to buy the woolly water saver. From a County Durham gardener
twool HQ
Hello, thanks so much for taking the time to reach out to us!
This is a new product which we launched just before Chelsea as a trial to see how customers would react to it. As a small business we have to take things one step at a time and Blue Diamond were happy to support us in doing so. Our aim is to upscale the Woolly water keeper and we will aim to do so as quickly and sustainably as we can 🙂
Jane
From the comments above it sounds possible that customers might be willing to pay for the postage. How about trying that.
twool HQ
Thanks, Jane. You can absolutely go right ahead and order your woolly water keeper here – https://twool.co.uk/product/garden/woolly-water-keeper/ – happy gardening 🙂
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