RHS (and the many others!) getting behind Melcourt peat free products

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There's been a huge increase in interest in peat-free gardening in recent years but this year that interest seems to be wider and more intense than ever - probably as a direct result of the efforts of influential writers like John Walker who blogs as earth friendly gardener (and tweets as @earthFgardener) and, more recently the ensorsement of the Royal Horticultural Society for the majority of our bagged gardening products. Here...(more)

We’re now members of the Garden Centre Association

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The Garden Centre Association exists to share information and experience in order to achieve excellence in customer service,and satisfaction. Indeed, every member garden centre is subject to a comprehensive annual inspection by independent consultants to satisfy the GCA expectation that members maintain and improve their customer service standards. This emphasis on high standards has propmpted us to join the Association now that more and garden centres are stocking our Garden &...(more)

Lots of people tweeting about this blog in The Guardian

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We've noticed a lot of comment on twitter about a posting on The Guardian's gardening blog by Robbie Blackhall-Miles who is is a plantsman and conservationist. He tweets as @fossilplants. Here is a link to his piece if you would like to read it: http://tinyurl.com/hqnwoyz      (more)

Spring is springing…

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  ...and everyone it seems is getting ready for some serious gardening including our friends at the Royal Horticultural Society Garden at Wisley who tweeted this today. We're in the process of updating and expanding our stockist network throughtout the UK so keep checking over the next week or so to see where you can buy SylvaGrow and our other #peatfree products - many of them endorsed by the RHS(more)

The earth-friendly gardener sings our praises

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The earth-friendly gardener - otherwise known as award winning garden writer John Walker - has been a fierce advocate and rigorous tester of peat-free growing media for a number of years and has published countless articles on the subject in national newspapers and gardening publications. So, to receive serious minded praise from such a source is, frankly, humbling. That's what's happened though and you can read his blog here John is...(more)