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Etesia UK has announced the appointment of Country Machinery Ltd, based in Driffield, East Yorkshire as its newest dealer.
Country Machinery, a family run business providing sales, services repairs and parts for all grounds care machinery, has enjoye
ICL’s Esteron T, a low volume dual action selective herbicide, is now available in a more convenient 2 litre pack.
Esteron T is an extremely effective turf herbicide containing the active ingredients florasulam and 2,4-D. It has been designed for the
Andy Richards, grounds manager at Shrewsbury School, has added to his existing fleet of Dennis mowers after recently purchasing three new Dennis FT510’s and two new G760’s.
Andy has been the grounds manager at the illustrious Shrewsbury School for nea
After trialling a range of various wetting agents, Jonathan Smith, Course Manager at Cowdray Park Golf Club, West Sussex, found exactly what he was looking for in Sherriff Amenity’s Aqua-Zorb Liquid.
Golf has been played at Cowdray since 1904. A class
Andy Richards, Grounds Manager at Shrewsbury School, is a firm believer that aeration is one of the most important practices carried out by groundsmen, and this is exactly why he has recently purchased a new SISIS Javelin Aer-Aid.
Shrewsbury School is
Following a severe Microdochium Nivale outbreak which left scars on the greens at Blackpool North Shore Golf Club, Head Greenkeeper Andy Moore, turned to two products in the ICL Greenmaster Pro-Lite range in order to aid the recovery.
Designed by lege
For many Arborists, Tree Surgeons and Landscapers, the task of pruning shrubs and trees can be a daily chore.
To maximise your work quality and efficiency, it's imperative that you own the best tree pruning equipment on the market.
Essential tree pruni
Ryan Golding, head groundsman at the Emerald Headingley Stadium - home to Leeds Rhinos rugby league and Yorkshire Carnegie rugby union clubs, believes that Limagrain’s MM60 grass seed has been integral to the success of the pitch.
Ryan has been workin
After winning the SALTEX College Cup for the second year running, students from CAFRE College in Antrim, Northern Ireland, enjoyed an unforgettable experience of helping with pitch preparations at the 2018 Six Nations Championships at BT Murrayfield
Why is it that golf courses and bowling greens always look amazing in comparison to domestic lawns? Is it because they have sophisticated mowers? Is it the type of grass they use? Could it be down to the people who look after them? In truth all thre
Early indications for the 73rd edition of SALTEX (Sports, Amenities and Landscaping Trade Exhibition) are extremely positive after show organisers reported another record-breaking loyalty period, stand upgrades and an influx of debut exhibitors.
For t
Sherriff Amenity have announced the launch of TurfHealth Packages, which are set to offer turf managers a combination of products within the Sherriff Amenity portfolio and provide them with all-year round tank-mix options.
There are currently twelve c
Winners of the 2017 BALI National Landscape Awards, recently enjoyed an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the All England Lawn Tennis Club Wimbledon, which was hosted and organised by ICL and awards headline sponsor Green-tech.
The event began with
The Stihl MS 150 chainsaw is the smallest and lightest petrol chainsaw in the Stihl range.
Designed for delimbing small-medium branches, pruning and felling small trees, the MS 150 saw comprises high cutting power, provided by it's specially designed
ICL & Syngenta have updated and strengthened their popular Ultimate Offers by announcing the addition of two new packages for 2018. Ultimate Offers are a range of tank-mixes that contain various combinations of nutrition combined with the plant growt
Scamblers, based in Bourn, Cambridgeshire, believe they now have a complete portfolio of groundscare machinery after they were confirmed as Etesia UK’s newest dealer.
First established in 1974, the family owned business specialise in supplying compact
The Basic Elements of Garden Landscape Design
Designing a garden can seem to be easy. However, when the garden is finished, some gardeners become disappointed with the outcome.
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Following a successful trial, Jamie Foyster - owner of Sportsturf Management, has now chosen to exclusively use Limagrain’s MM50 grass seed across every single cricket square he tends to.
It is safe to say that Jamie Foyster knows a thing or two about
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“Gardening programmes tend to be very ‘traditional’ white middle-class in their attitude towards gardening”, Julia Sargeant said in an interview after she won gold at Chelsea Flower Show in 2016. She was the first black gardener to design…
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Ideas please..The garden I look after is mown by a couple of large very heavy robot mowers - they are generally my friends - they remove the bore of cutting the lawns which used to take 2 full days a fortnight with a large ride on and smaller…
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