Gardening and mental health: benefits of social and therapeutic horticulture

October 10 is World Mental Health Day. At CoirProducts.co.uk, since our inception, we have focused on supporting and recognising initiatives on gardening and mental health. Thrive is an organisation that uses gardening to bring about positive changes in the lives of people living with disabilities or ill health or who are isolated, disadvantaged or vulnerable. […]
I’ve become a different, better version of myself

Our featured grower this week is Clare Louise (@4mcds_bloomingplot), who is part of the gardening and podcasting team @loosegardeners. Having begun gardening in 2020, when she started homeschooling her youngest, Clare Louise has come to enjoy gardening and grow a wide variety of plants and crops. For Clare Louise, taking into account changes around her […]
National Allotment Week 2023: Why soil health matters

August 7-13, 2023 is National Allotments Week, an initiative of the National Allotment Society. This year, the theme for National Allotments Week is soil health, with the purpose being to create awareness about the benefits of looking after your soil as well as the creatures you find in it. Allotment gardening: A brief history Gardening […]
Building connections and community

With our commitment to promoting inspiring stories and recognising the value of community, CoirProducts.co.uk is excited to sponsor the podcast, Loose Gardeners, for this year. Loose Gardeners (@loosegardeners) is a gardening community and podcast run by Sarah (@sanderson_garden), Debs (@debs_homeandgarden), Leanne (@gardeningandclueless), and Clare Louise (@4mcds_bloomingplot). Having set up Loose Gardeners on Instagram in September […]
CoirProducts’ commitments to climate progress

At CoirProducts.co.uk (of Salike Limited), sustainability lies at the core of our business philosophy. We strive to make a positive impact through the products we offer and the way we conduct our operations. With a purpose-driven approach, we are mindful of the decisions we make, consistently taking steps to minimise our environmental impact. As part […]
Gardening for wellbeing during men’s mental health week

June 12-18, 2023 was Men’s Mental Health Week, and this year’s focus was on men’s health and the internet. In marking men’s mental health week, UK’s Men’s Health Forum, draws attention to internet addictions that specifically impact men, and has called on people, especially men and boys, to take a screen break. Often, men find […]
Keeping Bees As A Hobby

To mark World Bee Day, which falls on May 20th, we’re sharing a wonderful blog post on bee-keeping and what growers and gardeners can do to help protect bees. This blog post is courtesy of Wild Heart Hill. Bees are some of the most fascinating creatures on the planet. Ancient beekeepers were thought to be the closest […]
Marking Mental Health Awareness Week 2023

This week is Mental Health Awareness Week, an initiative of the Mental Health Foundation, and this year, the focus is on anxiety. There are many factors that can lead to feelings of anxiety, and this is why it is important to tackle stigma around this topic, and continue to raise awareness about such feelings and how […]
How can gardening help reduce anxiety?

Next week, May 15-21, 2023 is Mental Health Awareness Week, an initiative of the Mental Health Foundation. With this year’s theme for mental health awareness week being anxiety, in our blog post today, we look at the wider benefits of gardening for our mental health. Did you know that anxiety is one of the most […]
Late spring gardening checklist

It’s already the fifth month of the year, and it’s perhaps time to take a look back at some of those gardening goals you made for 2023! But one thing we always hear from the gardening community is never to be disheartened by what you couldn’t achieve when it comes to growing! A lot of […]