HERDD hacks.

3-ply paper HERDD bags give you biodegradable mat to suppress weeds as plants establish. Cut bags down both sides so it lies flat

Cut slits to allow the flattened bag to slide around the base of the plant

Cover the HERDD bag with bark, manure/HERDD mulch, or pebbles

Remember to give your plants a good drink of water. The HERDD bag will help keep moisture in for longer in hot weather

Wah-lah! Over time the bag will compost into the soil along with any mulch. Simply repeat these 4 steps as required

Our HERDD bags are 100% compostable, so at a show (or home), open your HERDD bedding bags at the top (pull the string or cut)

Keep your sack near the yard, putting manure straight in until it is full. At a show, one bag will take care of about 2 days of manure, maybe 3

If you have a horse that isn’t mischief, you may be able to leave your HERDD muck sack in the corner of the yard so it’s handy to fill (especially if it’s wet)

Or, if you have a horse who is likely to trash the bag for fun (as it’s definitely not for treats!), pick a dry spot nearby

Once the sack is full, fold over the top, lift it from the bottom, and…

…Throw the whole thing in the manure pile! It will compost along with all the manure & be gobbled up by earthworms, & you have just saved another bag or wrap from going in a landfill near you :)

Using an empty HERDD bag, chop off the bottom of the bag and separate the 3-ply layers of paper

You’ll have 3 ‘tubes’ of brown paper. Cut down one long side to reveal 3 large pieces of wrapping paper

If you like things PERFECT, use an iron on LOW heat to iron the paper perfectly flat… FYI: We didn’t do this here but you can see in the final picture, we got a pretty smooth wrap

You can draw, paint, use stamps, glitter… the list goes on, to decorate your HERDD bag paper, or just leave it plain

Cut paper to size and wrap your prezzies! Tie with florists twine, ribbon, string, a scarf or length of fabric, & finish with flowers (fresh or dried) & a note - you are done :)

Using an empty HERDD bag, chop off the bottom of the bag, and lay flat

Cut along the side, to end up with a big flat piece of paper. If its too crinkly, iron on a low setting to make perfectly flat art paper :)

You’ll have 3 layers of brown paper, which you can pull apart to separate

Using paint, coloured pencils, ink pens, crayons, sharpies, glitter glue, stickers and stamps, go wild creating your art works!

Have fun! Send us in a pic of your creations and feature on our Social Media :)

With your bunch of flowers handy, scissors and an empty HERDD bag, start by chopping off the bottom of the bag. Set aside the white cotton stitching

You’ll have 3 ‘tubes’ of brown paper. Locate the seam and carefully pull apart the seam, or use your scissors to cut through it

Separate the 2 inner layers of paper that aren't printed. Lay them flat & fold into a triangle. Fold in any sides that stick out beyond the triangle, or trim off

Place flowers on the paper with the point of the triangle at the top. Fold the paper over the flower stalks from each side, & tie with the white cotton stitching from your empty HERDD bag

A lovely gift to give a friend next time you need a quick pressie & have blooms in your garden :)