"Funny thing, compost" Many people think compost is compost is compost. The only difference is price because its all the same isn't it? But at Greenway Pembroke we know different.  Its what your plants depend on and not all composts are made equal.  ​Take peat for example. Greenway has stocked the Sylvagrow peat free compost for many years but, when taking over the business in 2020, we made a conscious decision to stop selling peat based composts and to increase our range of peat free products.   Why do this? Isn't peat great for our gardens? To be sure its a good product and many plants do well in it but frankly its harvested from delicate and unique ecosystems, reducing biodiversity and we know that these habitats will take forever to re-establish, if at all. We didn't want to be part of that. Still not convinced? Well peat bogs also absorb and store water and its in this wet low oxygen environment that we get only partial decomposition of the plant material (which is what peat is). Dig the peat up and put it on your garden, then this decomposition will restart and ultimately release thousands of years of stored carbon back into the atmosphere. Yup - peat bogs are amazing carbon sinks. Also by removing the peat bogs you're taking away a huge natural sponge, something that can contribute to local flooding. And then there's the product itself. Some are definitely better than others. That may be in terms of the nutrient value available to the plants or how long the compost will support your plants before you need to apply fertilizer or 'plant food'. Some may be more suitable for acid-loving plants or for heavy feeding vegetable plants. They're all different.​ As we said...."Funny thing, compost". ​