It has been argued that moss peat is wonderful stuff: it's cheap, sterile, lightweight and pleasant to handle, provided you ignore the environmental cost to bogs.

Since the 1940's intensive methods of mining peat, have been used to make moss peat for gardens. Using moss peat is a very environmentally damaging activity.

It's time to kick the peat habit and help save bogs by following the IPCC's composting & wildlife gardening ideas.