If there’s one thing I’ll try to persuade you to buy for your garden this year, it’s peat-free compost.

That’s because peat compost is really bad for the environment – peat extraction disrupts the UK’s peat bogs, which play a crucial role in combating climate change. That’s why the benefits of peat-free compost are worth knowing about – it’s a sustainable alternative to environmentally harmful horticultural practices.

It ties in with the forecasted sustainable gardening trend for 2026, too – and from experience, my plants have always turned out to be just as healthy (if not healthier) when I’ve used peat-free compost. I’ve rounded up three of…

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