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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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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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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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SylvaGrow Seed Compost

SylvaGrow Seed Compost provides perfect conditions for successful germination and early development of a wide range of flower and vegetable seeds. Available in 40 and 15 litre bags.

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Humax Decorative Bark

A specially selected grade of chipped bark perfect for use as a dark decorative mulch. Suitable for • Mulching around plants to suppress weeds • Conserving moisture • Surface dressing for garden beds, paths and seating areas Features & benefits • Helps prevent weed growth • Retains moisture in the soil • Aesthetically pleasing

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Bulrush Multipurpose + John Innes

Multi-purpose compost with added John Innes

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Levington Peat Free Organic Blend Top Soil

Levington Peat Free Organic Blend Top Soil is an organic rich fertile loam-based soil that promotes healthy root growth. Perfect for creating new beds and borders, Levington Top Soil is ideal for creating new beds and borders, replacing old soil, levelling lawns and making compost. Ideal for new beds and borders, replacing old soil, levelling lawns and making compost.

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Organic Chicken Manure

Professional quality, highly refined, natural, powdered Chicken Manure from Somerset. 100% sustainable: harvested, sourced & produced in the UK. Suitable for a wide range of garden applications including feeding beds & borders, and as a topical fertiliser. Ideal for blending with compost to boost Nitogen levels. Available in 20 litre bags.

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Humax Professional Multiplanter

The Humax Multi Planter is the perfect blend of sustainable raw materials to provide the perfect home for whatever you wish to grow and consume. Suitable for • Tomatoes • Courgettes • Peppers • Salad crops and vegetables 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 fertiliser - our professional grade starter fertiliser giving plants and vegetables the perfect initial boost

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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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Coco Grow+ Seed & Cutting Compost

Seed & cutting compost with 20% added Perlite. Coco Grow+ is 80% natural coco coir compost combined with 20% perlite to create ideal conditions for seed germination, propagation and cuttings. Our composts are always peat free and kinder to the environment. Coco Grow+ increases the porosity of the potting mix which helps to keep the soil loose and airy, helping in better root growth. Ideally suited for garden and hydroponic growing environments. This nutrient-free, ph balanced coir compost makes it ideal for seeding a variety of plants. Just add fertiliser or blend of other compost as you need for your plants.

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Levington Original Multi Purpose Compost

Traditional blend with rich dark peat, tried and tested by experienced gardeners, ideal for all gardening uses. Containes seaweed, a rich source of trace elements that stimulate plant growth. Ideal for all gardening uses.

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SylvaGrow Rose, Tree and Shrub Planting Compost

SylvaGrow® Rose, Tree and Shrub is a rich, friable, carefully formulated planting compost for effective establishment in garden soils. 100% peat-free and containing balanced slow-release nutrients, it is based on a Melcourt compost widely used throughout the UK by professional landscapers. Available in 40 litre packs and 0.6m3 bulk bags

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