Launched in parallel with the White Paper and the Biodiversity 2020 Strategy . Very difficult to adjust brain to this when same documents suggest gardeners should stop using peat because of the damage they do to biodiversity . Mr Titchmarsh could have a point !
http://www.bigwildlifegarden.org.uk/wildlife-garden-competition
GMI have launched a scheme for garden sundries retailers to manage Defra peat reduction calendar
Majestic Trees take action as a response to a substrate supplier who supported regulation to enforce peat removal from horticultural growers . Such action shows that growers still have ways of making a point if they think their livelihoods are threatened.
A paper prepared after considerable consultation and international meetings of experts, academics and a range of stakeholders. It subjects the conflicting arguments to scientific analysis.
Sustainable Peat Supply Chain , Views from Dutch Horticulture (369)Defra Impact Assessment: Reducing and phasing out the horticultural use of peat in England (551)
A new Act on CO2 campaign launched today will encourage gardeners to use peat-free products; one of the simplest yet most effective ways of making a positive environmental impact and reducing our carbon footprint.