Ericaceous compost is lime-free and more acidic than most composts. Plants such as azaleas, heathers, blueberries and camellias cannot tolerate lime and need an acidic soil. Traditionally ericaceous ...

This is officially my best-ever year for peat-free gardening. I’ve been growing beautiful as well as productive plants without peat-based composts for many moons, but this season has been exceptional ...

Choosing to use peat-free compost is now widely regarded as the way forward for gardening. Generations of gardeners have used peat to raise seeds and grow plants because of the reliable way it holds ...