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2025 Events

12 February RHS peat-free workshop
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Scotland

6 March RHS & HTA peat-free workshop
The Potters Heron Hotel and Hillier Nurseries, Hampshire

​25 November RHS Peat-Free Annual Conference
RHS Garden Wisley, Surrey
Now open for booking – email below

09:00–09:30 Arrival, registration and refreshments 

09:30–09:35 Welcome – Clare Matterson, RHS Director General 

09:35–10:00 Guest speaker – Tim Clapp, Head of Range (Horticulture & Garden Care), Kingfisher plc

10:00–10:35 RHS, Industry and Defra Transition to Peat-Free Fellowship research update – Dr Raghavendra Prasad, RHS 

10:35–11:05 PhD updates – four RHS collaborative PhDs on aspects of the peat-free transition

Trade stands open from 11:00

11:15–12:00 Breakout workshops

1. RHS, Dr Raghavendra Prasad –​ Setting up small-scale trials
2. Provender and ICL – Nursery management of peat-free substrates
3. Plantworks – Thriving in peat-free: how mycorrhizal fungi and beneficial bacteria drive plant health, unlock nutrients, and bust the mushroom myth

12:00–12:45 Breakout workshops

1. Responsible Sourcing Scheme, Steve Harper â€“ Responsible sourcing and raising standards: navigating the peat-free transition with confidence
2. Neil Bragg – The nutrient requirements of non-peat growing media
3. RHS, Sam Gallivan – Peat-free nutrition and biostimulants with the RHS propagation team

14:00–14:45 Breakout workshops

1. The peat-free transition in Europe
2. RHS, Head of RHS Garden Centres Barbara King – The peat-free journey for RHS Retail
3. Neil Alcock, Seiont Nurseries – Growing young plants peat-free