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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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Miracle-Gro Peat Free Premium Orchid Compost

Miracle-Gro® Peat Free Premium Orchid Compost caters the special needs of orchids. Its unique formulation contains all the necessary nutrients and large pieces of high quality pine bark to provide the perfect environment for your orchids to thrive. Ideal for Orchids. Perfect for use in pots, containers and hanging baskets.

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Coco Boost All Purpose Compost

A sustainable all-purpose compost, with added NPK plant food. High performing peat free compost, designed for high performance plant growth. Independently tested to outperform leading brands both including peat and peat free. Coco Boost is 100% natural all purpose coir compost with balanced slow-release fertiliser that feeds for up to 6 months. Added dry, the fertiliser doesn't start to degrade until it has water added, unlike ready to use compost, where nutritional value available for plants varies dramatically. Coco Boost compost helps develop healthy foliage, strong root development and fantastic flower and fruit performance. It is also the environmentally friendly choice being peat free, using sustainable and organic coir made from coco coir fibre. Turn your green fingers into a greener planet!

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SylvaGrow Organic

Top quality 100% peat-free compost based on a formula used by professional organic growers throughout the UK. Suitable for a wide range of garden applications including seed sowing, potting-on, planting out and raised beds. Available in 40 litre and 15 litre bags.

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Bulrush Peat Free Rose Tree & Shrub

Non-peat rose, tree & shrub compost

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Levington Multi Purpose Compost with John Innes

Ideal for all your gardening uses. Perfect for all stages of a plants life, including larger seed sowing. Levington Multi Purpose Compost with added John Innes has been specially developed, containing essential plant food for 8 weeks, to give your plants a great start. Ideal for all your gardening uses. Perfect for all stages of plant life, including seed sowing.

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Miracle-Gro Peat Free Premium Mediterranean & Citrus

A peat-free compost specially formulated for Mediterranean types of plant such as bougainvillea, palm trees, orange trees, lemon trees and lime trees. Perfect for use in pots, containers and hanging baskets.

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Moregro Rose, Tree & Shrub Compost

Our MoreGro Rose, Tree and Shrub is completely peat free, it contains sustainable forest by-products which are high in nutrients and organic matter that is perfect for roses, trees and shrubs. The fibres that are incorporated into our mix secures air for roots to breath, drains excess water and this helps to deliver strong roots for roses, trees and shrubs. The Bio fibres give a coarse texture which is perfect for all potting needs, promoting healthy root growth and resists compaction. We have also added a wetting agent to prevent drying out of the soils and to help maintain the structure of the soil after planting. Our product contains a base fertiliser of nitrogen for green leaves and shoot growth, phosphorus for strong root development and potassium for more flowering and fruit production. Like all our peat free products we have included seaweed to add 60 + more trace elements to roses, trees and shrubs promoting a healthy, long lasting and vibrant flowering.

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New Horizon Tomato Planter

New Horizon Tomato Planter is a naturally peat free formulation that gives your tomatoes triple the goodness. The planter has the perfect blend of Biofibre as well as West+ and Coir+ for the best yield of tomatoes.

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Levington Water Saving Decorative Bark

Ideal for decorative purposes, moisture retention, weed protection and low maintenance gardening. Levington Water Saving Decorative Bark is sustainably sourced and has a fresh and natural pine aroma, making it very pleasant to handle. Ideal for decorative purposes and low maintenance gardening.

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New Horizon All Plant Compost

New Horizon All Plant Compost is a naturally peat-free formulation that gives every plant triple the goodness. This peat-free formulation is ideal for all types of plants and can also feed your plants for up to 6 weeks.

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Humax Professional Ericaceous

Humax Ericaceous compost is acidic, with a lower pH. It’s suitable for growing ericaceous or acid-loving plants, including blueberries and rhododendrons. Suitable for • Ericaceous (lime hating) plants e.g. heathers, rhododendrons, azaleas and camellias • Cuttings and planting out of pots, tubs and window boxes • Increasing acidity of alkaline soils • Creating acid beds and bog gardens Features & benefits • Highest quality sustainable raw materials - sourced and made at our growing media facility • H2Gro wetting agent - Spectacular 3-in-1 mode of action allows for all your customers’ plants’ water needs: - Wetting and spreading agent - Penetrating agent - Re-wetting agent • Starter fertilizer - our professional grade starter fertilizer giving plants and vegetables the perfect initial boost

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John Innes SEED Compost

Our John Innes Seed Peat Free compost is made from the 50 year old recipe of loam and horticultural grit combined with bark fines and COIR. It has a peat free formula but with the addition of loam gives the seeds a base fertiliser to begin their germination and establishment of young plants. Our John Innes Seed Peat Free compost is a best seller for sowing seeds and seedlings as it provides a balanced nutrient supply, the loam based composition makes it easier to water and to re-wet it also acts as a store for water retention. Our compost has a pH of 5.5 which is the optimum level for the absorption of nutrients such as calcium and nitrogen from the soil to young roots that are developing."

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