Peat is a layer of carbon-rich soil that forms ... coconut fibre or sheep's wool or make your own compost Put your garden waste in council bins for use locally Peatlands provide a habitat for ...

By selecting trees and shrubs that are compatible with peat conditions, gardeners can establish a diverse and thriving ...

From 2025, amateur gardeners will not be able to buy bags of peat-based compost and it is due to be phased out for the rest ...

But the only way to know if a compost is good or bad is to grow plants in it and compare them - something we've been doing for more than 30 years. Many people no longer want to buy peat compost as ...

Many gardeners don't realise that multi-purpose compost, unless it's labelled 'peat free', contains between about 70 per cent and 100 per cent peat. But there are clear environmental reasons we ...

and from core samples collected from deep papyrus and sphagnum peat deposits (down to 20 m), by which the time-scale for the period of decomposition could be extended to durations exceeding 15,000 ...

But the Horticultural Trades Association has urged MPs to give professional tree and plant growers time to "make a smooth transition to peat-free". The sale of bagged compost accounts for 50% of ...