Silence on legislation stalls peat-free progress
We’ve been waiting a while: but at last, 16 months later than promised, the updated statistics for peat use in the UK horticulture industry have been released. These are the...
Cymru eisiau newid ar echdynnu mawn
English Yr wythnos ddiwethaf fe aethom ni i Gaerdydd ar gyfer y Diwrnod Bioamrywiaeth a noddwyd gan Carolyn Thomas AS. Rydym wedi bod yn siarad am rywogaethau mawndiroedd, o’n mwsoglau...
Wales wants change on peat extraction
Cymraeg Last week we went to Cardiff for the Biodiversity Day sponsored by Carolyn Thomas MS. We’ve been talking all about peatland species, from our bog building Sphagnum mosses to...
What peatlands mean to the people restoring them
Often, nature conservation can feel like a “humans v. nature” debate. When climate change and biodiversity loss is unambiguously driven by anthropogenic activities, that certainly does ring true. But it’s...
The battle between peat restoration and extraction in Northern Ireland
This April, we at the Peat-free Partnership are supporting Ulster Wildlife to raise awareness about peatlands in Northern Ireland. As we push for legislation to end peat sales, we also...
Why we need quality controls for peat-free compost
It’s a sunny Friday morning as I open the Teams link to meet Jayne Horswill-Walsh, ready to dive into the ins-and-outs of peat-free compost quality controls. Jayne works at Evergreen...
New service to give advice for peat-free gardeners
Change is hard. You’ve learned one way of doing things: you’ve got used to it over the years. And it works pretty well for you. So it’s no wonder that...
Peat-free Heroes – Knoll Gardens
The transition to peat-free Knoll Gardens hasn’t always been peat-free. Having first opened in the 1970’s, it wasn’t until after Neil Lucas and his team took over the garden in...
MP Sarah Dyke introduces Bill to end peat sales
We’re never ones to give up easily here at the Peat-free Partnership. As you know, there is still no legislation in sight to end peat sales for horticulture – despite...
Demystifying compost and growing media products at the garden centre
When you’re at the garden centre there can sometimes be a mystifying array of different products and brands in the compost area. But how are they different and how do...