Why the Chelsea Flower Show can’t quit peat
- Posted on May 16, 2025
- By Financial Times
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Why the Chelsea Flower Show can’t quit peat
Preserving peatland is essential to the UK’s strategy to reach net zero emissions by 2050. But the RHS, the organisation behind the internationally celebrated garden show, has back-pedalled on its peat-free pledge. What will push horticulture to end its dirty habit?
