Hort Shorts

As the Peat-free Partnership continues to push for legislation to end the sale and supply of peat for horticulture in all four nations of the UK, we want to highlight businesses who have already made the switch.

In our Hort Shorts series, industry professionals show off their peat-free success and combat common myths that surround growing without peat. Don’t let us tell you that growing peat-free is perfectly possible – hear it straight from the the industry.

Peat-free on a different
scale with Alba Trees

See peat-free growing on a massive scale at Alba Trees in East Lothian.

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Completely peat-free
with Harriet's Plants

Down in Cornwall, Harriet’s Plants is on a mission to deliver 100% peat-free houseplants.

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Hort Shorts

Easy peat-free growing at Rymer Trees and Hedging

A strong call for legislation from Rymer Trees and Hedging, who say the change needs to have happened yesterday.

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A man bending over tree seedlings in a greenhouse.

Hort Shorts

Peat-free Carnivorous Plants at Chester Zoo

Support for legislation from Chester Zoo, who grow over 2000 carnivorous plants 100% peat-free.

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Changing Tradition with Chew Valley Trees

Meet Lydia from Chew Valley Trees as we find out how a large tree nursery in North Somerset has been getting on with peat-free growing for over ten years.

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RocketGro's Peat-free Commitment

Somerset-based compost manufacturer RocketGro tell us how being peat-free was a choice they made at the very beginning, in the first episode of the Peat-free Partnership’s Hort Shorts.

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