Premium Planting Loam is our new flag ship blended growing media and has been tested and accredited by the UK’s leading soil scientist.
This high quality blended Topsoil is designed to have optimal reserves of organic matter and available nutrients, to drain freely and provide a stable, balanced planting environment.
The rounded nutritional profile, together with a high organic content and neutral pH make this ideally suited to demanding applications such as raised beds, allotments, planters and tiered beds and borders.
This product has good structural properties that allow for maximum aeration and drainage whilst still offering good water retention.
Key Features
- Scientifically verified
- High in Organic Matter
- Balanced Neutral pH
- Full of available nutrients
- Fully compliant to industry standards and beyond
- 10mm Screened
- Friable
- Free Draining
- Easy to use
- No additional compost recommended
- Peat Free
- Non manure based
- Aminopyralid free
- Suitable for immediate planting
Suitable Uses
- Raised Beds
- Planters
- Allotments
- High profile landscaping schemes
- Fruit and Veg
- Hungry Beds and Borders
- Trees and Shrubs
Premium Planting Loam is made from a blend of the some of the finest natural and manufactured topsoil’s available in the country today. These are blended together with additional certified organic matter to create a rich and balanced high quality growing media.
These materials have been carefully selected based on their unique horticultural properties and guaranteed “clean” chemical analysis. So that you can be confident in this product whether you are home growing produce for your family or on a demanding professional landscaping project.
Nationwide delivery available in 0.7m3 bulk bags, 1.2m3 bulk bags, 25ltr bags and 10 tonne or more loose loads available predominantly to the South East of England.
| Landscape Application Comparison Chart |
| Category |
Score |
More Information |
| General Planting |
10/10 |
Well stocked in all major plant nutrients. Balanced NPK Levels, Neutral pH and free draining. |
| Specific Planting |
10/10 |
Ideal for Raised Beds, Allotments, Planters, Hungry beds and Borders. |
| Growing Home Produce |
10/10 |
Perfectly suited, High organic content, neutral pH, guarenteed chemically clean. Tested for use in allotment and home grown produce situations. |
| Turfing |
5/10 |
Ideal as a light topdressing prior to turfing applications. Not recommended at depth. |
| Seeding |
6/10 |
Suitable for seeds requiring high fertility growing mediums. |
| Landscape Construction & Raising Levels |
1/10 |
Very high organic content increases chances of significant settlement. |
Compliance to current specifications and guidelines
- BS3882:2015 Multi Purpose Grade
- NHBC
- Residential with Home grown Produce
- Residential without home grown produce
- Public Open space – Residential (POSresi)
- Allotment
- Commercial
Additional Soil Assessment Criteria
As well as the standard testing required for BS3882:2015/subsoils BS8601:2013 we also test to determine the levels of potential contaminants in relation to the topsoil end use. We have tested our soil against the residential end use listed Sustainable for Use Levels (S4UL’s) in the Land Quality Management / Chartered Institute for Environmental Health Human Health Risk Assessment 2015. We also take guidance of contaminants Suggested Guideline Values from:
- DEFRA sp1010 Cat 4 2014
- Dutch Action Value (DAV)
- BRE Special Digest 1:205 (BRE)
- Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
Of the potential contaminates identified using the above guidance none of the results exceeded the guideline values. If there is site specific criteria we recommend independent testing and are happy to separately stockpile individual orders for separate testing to ensure consistency with site specific criteria.
