‘Show and Tell’ with Zoe Upton: Peat use and gardening

Find out more about the latest research on peat (an ancient and par­tially decom­posed plant mater­i­al from wet­lands) and its use in garden­ing with UCL research­er Zoe Upton.

In this talk, Zoe will explore the implic­a­tions of peat use on garden­ing beha­viours (i.e. com­post pro­duc­tion and cul­tiv­a­tion), its impact on the envir­on­ment, and oppor­tun­it­ies to move towards altern­at­ive ​‘peat-free’ garden­ing prac­tices. Her research is car­ried out in col­lab­or­a­tion with the Roy­al Hor­ti­cul­tur­al Soci­ety (RHS).

Join us to hear about the latest UCL mater­i­als research, explore and handle new mater­i­als, and hear more from the research­ers behind it.

No pre­vi­ous know­ledge is needed for this event, and all are wel­come! You will need to wear closed-toed shoes to vis­it our workshops. 

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