I’m quite proud of our compost bins!
We have two bins made out of old pallets from work, each about a cubic metre in size. As well as garden waste and vegetable peelings, I also compost any dried flower sweepings from my shop, so it can sometimes be rather pretty with rose petals and dried lavender. Recycling the old fashioned way.
![dried flower compost dried flower compost](http://photographingwildflowers.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2011-09-26-13.38.14-1024x768.jpg)
Once the compost is ready, I do like mining to the very bottom of the bins to make sure I have found every last bit of goodness for my garden! There are all sorts of insects in there, which is why our robin always keeps a close eye on me. Today I saw very very many worms, as well as woodlice, rose chafer beetle larvae and a centipede. The robin was particularly interested in the latter! From time to time today, I was also visited by a female blackbird on the lookout for tasty goodies.
![robin compost heap robin compost heap](http://photographingwildflowers.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/P3080013-1024x768.jpg)
![Robin supervising making compost Robin supervising making compost](http://photographingwildflowers.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/P3080015-1024x768.jpg)
I spread the compost around the plot, to feed our fruit and veg and flowers.
Happy gardening!