UK: Lily grower using Cumbrian wool compost scoops top gong at Chelsea
This is the second year running that renowned grower HW Hyde & Son’s has won the top award for lilies grown in the eco-friendly peat free compost at the most competitive flower show in the world. The super sustainable Wool Compost range is made from British sheep’s wool and bracken and is the perfect peat free choice for all your gardening needs – award-winning or for your own back garden!
HW Hyde’s nursery, based near Reading, has scooped numerous gold medals over the years for its Chelsea exhibit. This year, like last, its oriental lilies for the Chelsea show bench have been grown in Wool Compost Ericaceous, oriental trumpet lilies in a mix of Wool Compost and Wool Compost Ericaceous, whilst all its Asiatic lilies have been raised in Wool Compost.
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