Thanks to a peat poke from long-time interior plantscaper Clem Cirelli, here's a different point of view about a "peat moss shortage" .
via www.sungro.com
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We endorse the Canadian Sphagnum Peat Moss Association’s definition of sustainable peatland management as the "balanced stewardship of the environmental, social and economic values of Canada's renewable peatland resource."
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