09:00–09:30 Arrival, registration and refreshments
09:30–09:35 Welcome – Clare Matterson, RHS Director General
09:35–10:00 Plants shouldn’t cost the Earth – Tim Clapp, Head of Range, Kingfisher
10:00–10:35 RHS, Industry and Defra Transition to Peat-Free research and trials update – Dr Raghavendra Prasad, RHS
10:35–11:00&²Ô²ú²õ±è;PhD updates – four RHS collaborative PhDs on aspects of the peat-free transition
11:00–11:15 Break
Trade stands open from 11:00
11:15–12:00 Breakout workshops
- RHS, Dr Raghavendra Prasad –​ Setting up small-scale trials
- Provender and ICL – Managing peat-free production
- Plantworks – Thriving in peat-free: how mycorrhizal fungi and beneficial bacteria drive plant health, unlock nutrients, and bust the mushroom myth
