Give Old Pots a New Lease of Life: A Bulb Lasagne Workshop! 🌷♻️

Derry City and Strabane District Council staff are invited to take part in a hands-on spring bulb planting workshop, exploring how everyday items can be reused while supporting sustainable gardening practices.

Participants will be encouraged to bring an old planter or pot with drainage holes and give it a new lease of life by creating a layered bulb lasagne using tulips, daffodils and crocus or grape hyacinths, providing a succession of colour in spring.

The workshop will be led by Sharon McMaster, Community Outreach Manager at Natural World Products, makers of New Leaf peat-free compost. The compost used is produced from food and garden waste collected through the Council’s brown bin service, demonstrating how household organic waste can be transformed into a valuable resource.

The action aims to highlight the importance of correctly recycling food and garden waste, promoting reuse, reducing waste and demonstrating the benefits of the circular economy. Participants will take home their planted pots, ready to bloom in spring.