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Composts & Growing Media

Whether you're sowing seeds, nurturing houseplants, reforming borders or freshening up container displays, choosing the right compost or growing medium is the secret ingredient to a thriving garden. At Elmwood Garden Centre, our carefully curated range ensures your plants get the perfect start and continued care they deserve.

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Compost and growing media at Elmwood

Our range includes everything from nutrient-rich all-purpose composts to specialist blends designed for fruit and vegetables, houseplants, and ericaceous varieties. You'll also find bark mulches, composted manure, soil conditioners, perlite, vermiculite, top soil, and more—each carefully selected to support healthy root development, moisture control, and long-term plant growth in every setting.

Compost for Every Garden Task

At Elmwood, we stock composts and media that suit all planting needs, whether it’s boosting the soil in your vegetable patch or supporting delicate houseplants.

  • Evergreen All‑Purpose Compost (50 L) – A peat‑free, finely screened blend that improves airflow, retains moisture and feeds plants for up to six weeks—ideal for indoor and outdoor use.
     
  • Evergreen Fruit & Veg Peat Free Compost (50 L) – Especially balanced to support your edible garden, with nutrient levels tailored for healthy produce.
     
  • Evergreen Composted Bark (60 L) – A sturdy soil conditioner rich in organic matter, perfect as a top‑soil dressing in autumn to enhance structure and nutrient content.
     
  • Other growing media include decorative bark, mini‑chip mulch, top soil, clay pebbles, perlite, vermiculite, and specialist mixes like repotting media for houseplants, orchids, cacti and succulents.

Growing Media & Compost - Elmwood Garden Centre

Bark in Garden Beds - Elmwood Garden Centre

Choose the Right Growing Medium

Confused by compost choices? Keep it simple—think about where and what you're planting:

  • Borders or beds? Add soil improvers like composted bark or manure to enrich existing soil.
     
  • Pots and containers? Use a multi‑purpose compost—or for long‑term containers, mix it 50:50 with a soil‑based compost (e.g., John Innes No 3) for sustained nutrition.
     
  • Acid‑loving plants? Choose ericaceous compost for blueberries, rhododendrons, azaleas, camellias—this ensures the correct pH.
     
  • Sowing seeds or taking cuttings? Seed composts are fine‑textured and low in nutrients for gentle rooting; repot into multi‑purpose compost once seedlings have grown 

Buy Online or In Store

Eager to revamp your soil or upgrade your pots? Visit Elmwood Garden Centre at Emersons Green, where our friendly team are always happy to guide you to the perfect compost or growing medium. Prefer shopping at home? Browse our full range online—choose local delivery or click‑and‑collect, with free delivery on orders over £50.

Get the right compost, for the right plant, at the right time—and watch your garden flourish.