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Jan 29, 2026 28 min

Beyond peat

from Gardening with the RHS Hosted by Royal Horticultural Society

This week we’re telling the story of peat: from the value of this amazing otherworldly habitat, to the threats facing these rare landscapes and work being done to protect them, and how growers and horticulturists are adapting to a peat-free future. We’ll be speaking to Beth Thomas from the Yorkshire Wildlife Trusts, RHS Peat-Free Research Technician Scott Spriggs, and plantsperson Mairi Longdon from Tissington Nursery. HOST: Jenny Laville CONTRIBUTORS: Beth Thomas, Scott Spriggs, Mairi Longdon LINKS: Yorkshire Peat Partnership RHS Soil analysis service RHS Gardening Advice service RHS peat hub RHS peat petition Tissington nursery

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