Making your own compost at home is now a massive and environmentally beneficial garden trend, but compost bins can be unattractive even if they are useful and desirable. Our new Eco Hive Composter not only has some super functional advantages, but it is also an attractive addition to any garden.

Shaped like a traditional beehive and made from PEFC (PEFC/16-37-1490), sustainable slow-grown soft wood from responsibly managed forests, this composter has a large 405-litre capacity and an open base that helps to produce internal heat, which makes compost faster, which ensures this is a really practical purchase.

The lid opens either side and folds back on itself for ease of removal in order to churn the compost, and gardeners can easily harvest the compost from the lower hatch.

Narrow gaps in the side panels allow air to circulate in the composter while keeping the rain out.

The angled cant-cut timber boards keep the waste inside hidden and out of sight, as well as having a more modern aesthetic and aiding ventilation.

The timber lid and side panels help to manage the temperature and moisture content, retaining heat and ventilating the compost, which is needed in order to speed up decomposition.

The open base allows microorganisms, worms, and slugs from the ground to get into the waste heap and help break it down into top-quality compost.

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