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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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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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Top Soil

Peat-free and Carbon Neutral top soil. A mix of recycled top soil carefully blended with Green Compost to add organic matter and recycled wood fibre to lighten the soil and release nitrogen to aid plant growth

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Levington Ericaceous Compost

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SylvaGrow Multi-Purpose

A superb quality, 100% peat-free compost based on blends used by professionals for more than two decades. Suitable for a wide range of garden applications including seed sowing, raising cuttings, potting- on and planting out. Suitable for use by vegans. Available in 40 litre and 15 litre bags.

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SylvaGrow John Innes No.3

Superb quality mature plant compost with a friable and fee-flowing texture. Ideal for potting established plants, trees, shrubs, climbers, fruit bushes and any plants which are to remain in the pot for a long time. Available in 22 litre pack.

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Miracle-Gro Performance Organics Peat Free Potted Plants Compost

Miracle-Gro® Performance Organics Peat Free All Purpose Potted Plants Compost is a high performance 100% natural and organic compost specially formulated for plants in hanging baskets, pots and containers indoor and out. Glorious on plants, gentle on nature! Ideal for plants, flowers, fruits and vegetables. Not suitable for acid-loving ericaceous plants such as azaleas, rhododendrons and camellias.

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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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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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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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Deepfill Tomato Planter (Peat Free)

Evergreen’s Peat Free Deepfill Tomato & Vegetable Planter contains valuable minerals and all-natural ingredients for maximum yield and flavoursome vegetable harvest. Ideal for all kinds of crops such as tomatoes, chillies, cucumbers, aubergines and courgettes. It also provides all the important nutrients for soft fruits, such as strawberries and blackcurrants.

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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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Miracle-Gro Performance Organics Peat Free Fruit & Veg Planter

Miracle-Gro® Performance Organics Peat Free Fruit & Veg Planter is a high performance 100% natural and organic peat-free compost ideal to fit 2 plants. Perfect for growing your own produce such as fruits and vegetables. Glorious on plants, gentle on nature! Ideal for fruits and vegetables. Works well for young plants and established plants. Perfect to plant directly in the bag or used as special compost for fruits and vegetables.

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