British Gardeners Battle Over Peat, for Bogs’ Sake

New York Times: For Britain’s legion of gardeners, peat has long been as essential to gardening as beer is to the corner pub. So trowels flew after the British government — heeding environmental concerns — announced plans to gradually eliminate peat from all gardening products, setting off an intense battle over how to prioritize two of this country’s defining passions: indulging the yard and protecting the planet. While many gardeners regard the partially decomposed plant matter known as peat as an almost magical......

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