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This attractive indoor herb garden will look and smell lovely in a kitchen. Just plant the coriander, parsley, chives, and basil seeds in the trough using the compost provided and you could soon be enjoying fresh herbs with every meal.
This item is available from Even Greener for £5 or just click here
Using an eco-friendly reusable shopping bag instead of a plastic bag is easy with these great eco friendly 
bags by Envirosax. Envirosax bags are lightweight, portable, waterproof and each one holds the equivalent of two supermarket plastic bags thanks to reinforced seams.
Plastic bags clog drains and cause flooding. They pollute rivers and streams, killing animals and destroy our plants. So why use them if you can avoid it!?
No excuses. The eco bags are on sale here for £5.99 each.
Brighten up your kitchen with one of these attractive 100% Fairtrade certified cotton aprons. They are available here for £14.95 each.
Seasalt are a socially responsible clothing company based in Cornwall and are committed to providing eco-friendly clothing. They have a fashionable range which includes items made of hemp, an incredibly eco-friendly 
crop, and from bamboo which thrives naturally and is 100% biodegradable. They also use organic cotton and have a range of recycled fleeces.
Click here to visit their site and see more details.
This beautiful 'saree journal' is made using authentic Indian silk sari material.
The eco-friendly handmade paper inside is known as “Khadda”. Khadda is created from 100% recycled cotton left over from India’s massive garment industry. Sourced from small family-run businesses in India, Nepal and Sri Lanka this is a fairtrade product.
Available in blue and pink, these journals are a thoughtful gift idea, or a perfect buy for yourself to chronicle whatever you wish. Currently on sale here for £39.99.
Eco Retreats are a new and exciting way to escape those all too familiar pressures of modern life.
An Eco Retreat combines the luxury of a hotel with the excitement of living deep in the natural world. During your Eco Retreat you will sleep in a tipi for two nights in a huge traditional Native American Tipi surrounded by luxurious fabrics; with warmth from a wood burning Mexican Chimney and easy to use cooking apparatus.
A host of treats and facilities are available if desired, such as holistic therapy treatments, Reiki healing treatments and evening twilight meditation. Wow!
Full details available here.
I've already seen quite a few wasps this year, and they were huge!, I think we may all want wasp catchers this summer! This attractive set of 3 is made from recycled glass and is bee friendly, as bees can't fly vertically so will not be able to get into the trap. These wasp catchers cost £19.95 and can be bought from here.
Sick of picking the kids up from a party and seeing their party bag filled with mini-mars bars, gobstoppers and various pieces of tat? Worry not, you can be spared having to dish out the same thing and both the kids and their parents will appreciate it.
These eco party bags include 1 sturdy papier-mache model, paints, brush and instructions. They also come complete with two jolly balloons to attach to the outside of the bag.
This gorgeous crochet rug has been made by women in Bangladesh and fairly traded. It has a fish and flower design and will brighten up any bedroom or playroom.
It is available from Urchin for £36.99 or just click here.
Just hang this attractive solar powered gadget inside or outside, it doesn't matter as long as it is somewhere sunny. Once it is warmed up the solar cell inside will start this eco-ornament spinning. The holographic strips will reflect beautiful light around the room and the brighter the sunshine the faster it will spin.
This item is available from The Science Museum for £24.99, or just click here.
