Vital Earth, the manufacturer of environmentally-kind, peat-free composts, made from garden and food waste which would otherwise go to landfill, has triumphed at the Garden Industry Manufacturers’ Association (GIMA) Awards. The company won a GIMA Award for the Best Suppliers Information Website for its site, www.thegreenergardener.com, followed by a runner up award in the Best New Product category for its innovative Chicken Poo TM fertiliser.

Which? Gardening has declared Vital Earth’s multipurpose and tub & basket compost, which are made from recycled garden waste, as Best Buys, the first time environmentally-friendly peat-free composts have outperformed peat-based competitors. This is not only great news for Vital Earth, whose compost and fertiliser products are all 100% natural, 100% recycled, and 100% UK-sourced, it is also great news for garden retailers. For Vital Earth has over thirty other compost products in its range including specialist blends like peat-free ericaceous compost for lime haters, peat-free John Innes composts, and specific purpose products like vegetable compost, planters and the Kayak growbag, so-called because of its innovative boat-like shape.