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The horticultural industry is working together to create responsibly sourced composts and soil mixes which lower potential impact on the environment

The Responsible Sourcing Scheme for Growing Media has been developed by the Growing Media Association under the auspices of the Horticultural Trades Association and in collaboration with leading retailers, Defra and NGO’s.It assesses the impact of each raw material that accounts for more than 5% of the volume of the mix against seven criteria. Learn More

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Peat-Free Farmyard Manure

Professional quality, 100% Peat-Free & Coir-Free Manure. Synthetic Chemical free and natural. 100% sustainable: harvested, sourced & produced in the UK. Well-rotted, and green waste compost free. Suitable for a wide range of garden applications including feeding roses and rose beds, and as a topical soil improver. Ideal for adding nutrients, minerals, fibre, microbes to any bed or border. Available in 40 litre bags.

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Peat-Free Magic Mulch

Professional quality, 100% Peat-Free Natural Mulch. Soil Association Approved for Organic growing. Chemical free and natural. 100% sustainable: grown, harvested, sourced & manufactured in the UK. The by-product of renewable energy production. Protects plants roots, keeps weeds away, slugs don't like it but worms love it. Beds and borders look great with Magic Mulch, and they retain moisture in the ground more efficiently. Vegan friendly. Available in 50 litre bags.

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Soil Improver N+

Peat-free and Carbon Neutral soil improver with added nitrogen. Green Compost blended with recycled wood fibre which releases additional nitrogen back to the plants. Harmony Gardens Soil Improver N+ is perfect for mulching around plants or digging into the soil.

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Miracle-Gro Peat Free Premium Moisture Control Compost

Miracle-Gro Peat Free Premium Moisture Control Compost is part of the high-performing Miracle-Gro peat-free range. With its unique 3-part patented formulation, this peat-free compost caters for the needs of all mature plants in pots and hanging baskets and will feed for 3 months. This unique compost provides the optimum structure for roots to grow strong and controls water availability according to their needs. Ideal for annual and perennial plants. Works well for mature pot plants. Perfect for use in hanging baskets, pots and containers.

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Miracle-Gro Peat Free Premium Border Booster Soil Improver

Miracle-Gro Peat Free Premium Border Booster improves poor soil in beds and borders with a 100% organic blend of ingredients. By adding this to existing compost, it will improve soil condition and naturally increase the yield and improves the vitality of roses, flowers, fruit and vegetables. Ideal for all plants, except ericaceous. Perfect for use in beds and borders.

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Growbag

Peat-free and Carbon Neutral growbag. Based on a mix of coir, composted bark, recycled wood fibre and green compost with added nutrients. Harmony Gardens Growbag is the perfect planting bag to produce exceptional crops.

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Bulrush Rose Tree & Shrub

Rose, tree & shrub compost

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Levington John Innes Seed

Approved by the John Innes Institute, Levington John Innes Seed Compost is ideal for sowing seeds, striking cuttings and delicate seedlings. It has been specially developed, with a high phosphate formula and 14 vital minerals for optimum root growth. Perfect for all seedlings.

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Moregro Vegetable Planter

"Our MoreGro Vegetable Planter has been specially formulated with a blend 100% pure fibres and no peat. It contains sustainable forest byproducts which is high in nutrients and organic matter that is perfect for vegetables to grow. The Bio fibres improves the aggregate strength of the soil, it allows root systems to penetrate more easily and enables vegetable plants to find nutrients and water more effectively. Like all our MoreGro range it has enriched with seaweed and volcanic dust to add essential nutrients such as sulphur, potassium, zinc, iron, magnesium, nitrogen and many more. Our MoreGro vegetable planter has a pH level of 5.5-6.0 and added wetting agent which creates the ideal growing conditions for essential soil activities such as nutrient uptake by the roots."

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John Innes ERICACEOUS Compost

"Our John Innes Ericaceous compost is a rich mix of loam, COIR, bark fines and horticultural grit with added nutrients providing the perfect structure for plant roots and maximum green leafing. Our John Innes Ericaceous Peat Free is well proven and easy to manage because of the water absorbing and nutrientretention properties of the clay present in the loam. Our Ericaceous mix has a pH level of 4.0 which is perfect for growing calcifuges (lime hating plants) such as rhododendrons, azaleas, camellias and blueberries."

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Levington Rose, Tree & Shrub Compost

Levington® Rose, Tree & Shrub Compost has a special combination of nutrients and water retaining agents that enable the fast rooting of roses, trees and shrubs. Rose, tree and shrub compost is ideal for Shrubs, Trees, Roses, Hedging Fruit Bushes, including ericaceous plants (acid loving, lime hating plants). Planting bare root outdoor roses, trees, shrubs, moving or planting established and container plants.

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Melcourt All-Purpose Peat-Free Compost

Good quality, 100% peat-free compost suitable for a wide range of garden applications including potting and planting out. Suitable for use by vegans. Available in 40 litre bags and 0.6m3 bulk bags

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