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.

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 this 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 peat-free is perfectly possible – hear it straight from the industry.

Chew Valley Trees are a specialist tree and hedge nursery in operation since 1986. David and Julia Scarth founded Chew Valley in response to the growing demand for UK-grown native trees, in the face of extensive conifer planting. Alongside growing peat-free, many of their staff come from conservation backgrounds and they keep nature at the heart of it all.

Lydia explains how the traditional way isn’t the only way, and that there’s growing demand for peat-free from consumers and larger organisations. Greater awareness means consumers are factoring peat-free into their choices – so alongside the clear ecological needs, there’s a business case too.

Filmed and edited by Jake Bufton