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Amazing day yesterday at the Senedd with Emily & the @peatfree.bsky.social for the annual #Biodiversity Day event. Chatting all things #peatfree legislation to MSs inc deputy 1st Minister @huwirrancadaviesms.bsky.social and event organiser @carolynthomasms.bsky.social #horticulture #endpeatsales 🌱

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Welwn ni chi yn y Senedd... Cadwch lygad yr wythnos yma am ein lluniau a'n fideos ni o'r digwyddiad! 🌱📢 #RhoiTerfynArWerthuMawn See you at the Senedd... Keep an eye out for our photos and videos from the event! 🌱📢 #EndPeatSales @carolynthomasms.bsky.social

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Meet Lydia from Chew Valley Trees as we find out how they've been growing peat-free for over ten years. In our push for legislation, we're highlighting businesses that have already made the switch to #PeatFree in our #HortShorts series. Watch now: youtu.be/-TqZLUyfgBo?... #Gardening #Horticulture

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We have to talk about #Horticulture business when discussing legislation to #EndPeatSales 📢 Progress will stall without it. Businesses want to plan for the future, not be dragged along by shifting deadlines. Start a conversation with your MP: peatfreepartnership.org.uk/get-involved #Gardening

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Our #PeatExtraction counter has surpassed 300,000 m3. This is an estimate, but the reality is that diggers are out right now shifting vast amounts of peat for #Gardening and #Horticulture. We know how devastating this is - legislation is the only way forward. #EndPeatSales #Nature #Climate

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#NationalGardeningWeek starts tomorrow! If you're a beginner or if you're helping anyone get into #Gardening this year, make sure you use #PeatFree compost, and to check any bought plants are 100% peat-free. 📢 Remember: if it doesn't say 100% peat-free, it probably isn't.

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Have a great #gardening weekend all 💗 Exciting things coming from us next week... #HortShorts 👀 #FlowersOnFriday

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April peatland news stories for your weekend, a thread 🧵 🥵 BBC South West covers a study from earlier this year predicting how peatlands would change under different climate change models www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #BBC #Peatlands #ClimateChange

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Past, present, and future - #Peatlands have been with us the whole time. Our new #blog discusses what peatlands mean to the people restoring them, featuring the Peatlands Team from @ulsterwildlife.bsky.social peatfreepartnership.org.uk/2025/04/what... #PeatFree #Conservation #History #Nature

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Huge news - #peatland restoration is actively helping prevent wildfire damage! This outcome is so inspiring and proves how peatlands can face up to #ClimateChange if properly protected and restored😊 Going #PeatFree and legislating to #EndPeatSales is the way forward for more of this ⬇️ #Gardening

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Pushed back! Tune in around 12:45! #Gardening #GardenSky #Horticulture #Sustainability

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Our advocate @sallynex.bsky.social is talking all things sustainable gardening on BBC Radio 5 Live at 11:45 🌱 Listen to her in conversation with Alistair Griffiths of the RHS and Adrian Chiles ⬇️ www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #Gardening #PeatFree #GardenSky #Horticulture #Sustainability

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Did you know we have advice pages for amateur gardeners, horticultural businesses and councils? We're always developing these further so if you have anything you'd like to see, get in touch 📢 See our top tips ⬇️ peatfreepartnership.org.uk/get-involved/ #Gardening #Horticulture #PeatFree

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We're dedicated to lobbying for legislation to end the sale and supply of peat. But why is that necessary? What even is peat? See our explainer about why peat-free is essential for protecting #nature and #climate: peatfreepartnership.org.uk/why-peat-free/ #GardenSky #Gardening #PeatFree

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Check out the latest blog on our website www.manxpeat.org/blog 😊 If you're planning on gardening this year, make sure you go peat-free to protect these valuable habitats 🌱🙏

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A rainy #TulipTuesday from us... Spring is a busy time for us, lots of opportunities to talk about peat-free growing. So it's nice to enjoy the small moments 💚 #Gardening

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A direct look into the important work that goes into restoring peatlands! We need legislation to ban the sale and supply of peat so that hard work like this isn't undermined by continued extraction elsewhere 💪 As always YPP doing a completely brilliant job.

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Every April and May, peat extraction for #horticulture & #gardening devastates bog ecosystems and releases CO2. The longer governments in the UK delay legislation, the more #peat is dug up. It's that simple. Contact your MP about the bill to end peat sales: peatfreepartnership.org.uk/get-involved/

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"A lack of legislation to end the sale and supply of peat means any action for peatland conservation is severely undermined" Northern Ireland's peatland plans are severely delayed. What does this mean for those working to restore bogs? New blog up now ⬇️ peatfreepartnership.org.uk/2025/04/peat...

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A post to cool you down with some warm weather forecast this weekend... 😎

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In-person and online workshop tickets available for those working on peatlands ⬇️

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"...it is important that legislation catches up!" We couldn't agree more 💚 Check out the first episode of #HortShorts on our profile!

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The Peat-free Partnership debuts its new Hort Shorts series, showcasing peat-free success stories from within the industry...read more on thedirt.news #HortShorts #peatfree #PeatfreePartnership #RocketGro thedirt.news/hort-shorts-...

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As the Peat-free Partnership continues to push for legislation to #EndPeatSales, we're highlighting businesses who are championing peat-free in our new series: #HortShorts ✅ Somerset-based manufacturer RocketGro tell us how peat-free was a choice they made at the very start 👇

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Great to see further initiatives to protect peatlands despite frustrating news from the #gardening world today 💪 But peatland restoration in the UK is being undermined by enormous rates of peat extraction for horticulture. We must #EndPeatSales now to truly protect our peatlands. #PeatFree

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The RHS has been driving #PeatFree through large investments of research time and funding. But without legislation we cannot completely eliminate peat. No legislation = more destroyed peatlands and continued uncertainty for the #horticulture industry. We must #EndPeatSales now. #RHS #Gardening

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We dug deep on quality controls for peat-free #compost with Jayne Horswill-Walsh of Evergreen Garden Care 🌱 Behind #gardening household names Miracle-Gro, they're the first major manufacturer to go 100% #PeatFree See why a standard is so important 👇 peatfreepartnership.org.uk/2025/03/qual...

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We're glad to see a major retailer go completely peat-free! Great work from Hillier 💪 Many retail products contain some peat as it's often used for plug plants. Make sure to check with staff that the plants you're buying are #PeatFree at every point in the supply chain. #Gardening #Horticulture

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Peat-free #GardeningTip - you have to be specific. When buying compost, think about what you're doing with it. If it's for sowing seeds, buy a seed compost. If you're planting ericaceous plants, get a specific mix for that. #PeatFree manufacturers have done the hard work for you!

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Selling peat isn't banned in the UK. That's a #myth. We have a timeline of everything that's happened so far when it comes to peat legislation. Peat extraction has been an issue for decades, and it remains legal. See the timeline 👇 peatfreepartnership.org.uk/who-we-are/l... #PeatFree #Gardening

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Are you a business or professional grower, transitioning to OR already 100% peat-free? We want to hear from you 😁 We're always interested in expanding our contacts! Drop us a line at peatfreepartnership.org.uk/contact-us #PeatFree #Gardening #Agriculture #Horticulture

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"It can feel hopeless listening to the news about our changing world but all we can do is influence our part in it and try to make that a bit better." @seederwood.bsky.social are showing us how growing peat-free is perfectly possible 🌱 #PeatFreeHeroes #PeatFree #Gardening

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A key #gardeningtip for peat-free compost is to not overwater 💧 Peat-free can feel try on the surface, but is still holding moisture underneath. Stick your finger into the compost to check before watering again! This #gardening leaflet shares the top 3 tips for using #peatfree: loom.ly/OhGTEOA

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How wonderful to see children engaging in gardening, crafting, enterprise, and caring for nature enough to do it all #peatfree too! If they can do it, so can you 👍 Not long until #PeatFreeApril! #bogsnotbags #peatfreegardening

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So the #peat extraction counter on @peatfree.bsky.social peatfreepartnership.org.uk has just topped 200,000m3. That's around 80 Olympic swimming pools' worth of peat dug from irreplaceable peat bogs already this year, and it's only March. Just think about that for a moment 😶 #endpeatsales

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Our new blog post about quality controls for peat-free products is up now! In conversation with Jayne Horswill-Walsh of Evergreen Garden Care. Read more to see the enthusiasm within horticulture to make change 👇 peatfreepartnership.org.uk/2025/03/qual... #PeatFree #Gardening #Organic #Compost

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Hi Bluesky 👋

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