Save our peat bogs!!!

Up in the woods today, Bill took this great shot of a patch of sphagnum moss.

I remember from my school days that sphagnum moss was used during the First and Second World Wars as dressings for wounds due to its antibiotic and antiseptic properties.

I adore the bright green colour and star-shaped fronds. I love to touch and smell it.

Over the years, sphagnum mosses pile up and compress to eventually form the soil we know as peat. This is a very slow process taking from 7000 to 10000 years to produce a layer of peat 7-10 metres thick.

Save our peat bogs and buy peat-free compost please!