The recent announcement that SALTEX (Sports Amenities Landscaping Trade Exhibition) will be moving from Windsor to the NEC Birmingham, has been met with enthusiastic support from both exhibitors and visitors. The new look SALTEX will take place on 4
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Turf technology was the theme of the most recent seminar for groundsmen and greenkeepers in the Channel Islands which was organised by leading turf and amenity supplier Sherriff Amenity.
Twenty-five turf professionals representing sports grounds, golf
Godfreys Golf and Turf, based in Sevenoaks Kent and with two other depots in Sussex and Berkshire, have been confirmed as Etesia’s newest dealer for both Etesia mowers & Pellenc battery-powered tools to serve the Kent area.
Operating from modern facil
Sussex County Lawn Tennis Club is the latest customer to benefit from a Replay Rejuvenation® process which has restored two of the clubs four artificial tennis courts to an ‘as new’ condition.
Following a full site survey, it was apparent that the art
Sandal Rugby Club in Wakefield, Yorkshire has entered a new exciting era in their long history with two new pitches constructed by Souters Sports, one of the UK’s leading natural sportsturf contractors.
Following a competitive tendering process, the c
Sandal Rugby Club in Wakefield, Yorkshire has entered a new exciting era in their long history with two new pitches constructed by Souters Sports, one of the UK’s leading natural sportsturf contractors.
Following a competitive tendering process, the c
Dennis and SISIS, divisions of the Howardson Group, a leading British manufacturer of innovative world class turf maintenance equipment, have announced the appointment of Ewen Wilson as northern area sales manager, incorporating Scotland, Ireland and
Award-winning marketing and corporate communications agency Fusion Media (Europe) Limited are pleased to announce the appointment of Brodie Tse and Reece Heard as social media executives with immediate effect.
Brodie and Reece won the two positions ov
Scottish Premiership football club Hibernian have become the latest top flight club to purchase a new Dennis G860 34” professional mower with a range of interchangeable cassettes for use at their Easter Road Stadium.
The Dennis G860 first impressed Co
Horsmonden Primary School in Kent has transformed their playground with a new Complete Safety Play surface – a new product and service brought to you by Complete Weed Control, the UK’s leading specialist contract service for the eradication of all pr
Dennis will be back at IOG SALTEX in 2013 on stand B40 showing a prototype tractor mounted cutting unit, designed specifically for cutting golf fairways, cricket outfields, football pitches and large ornamental areas.
As a leading British manufacturer
Sherriff Amenity, one of the leading turf care and sports equipment suppliers in the UK, has chosen Fusion Media (Europe) Limited to PR and advertising activities in the UK.
Formed in 1994, Sherriff Amenity has established a reputation as the industry
Following a competitive tendering process, Souters Sports, the UK’s leading crown green construction contractors, were chosen to construct the new bowling green on a former decaying factory site for Budenberg Bowling Club in Broadheath, near Stockpor
Lee Evans, Head Groundsman at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff has a long working relationship with Complete Weed Control (South Wales) stretching back almost ten years. He now employs the UK’s leading sports and amenity weed control contractor for
Designed to meet the rigours of a wide variety of commercial grass cutting applications, Etesia’s Pro 46 pedestrian rotary mower is specified by contractors who want to profit from grass cutting. Reliability of mowing equipment is essential for this
Bee Font garden bowl: detail
Discovering a nest of wild bees in my garden spurred me to this post. This is the second nest created in a forgotten clump of grass cuttings. Clearly they love it and find it a perfect environment. The first nest was quit
If you are reading this blog post, you may be asking yourself some or all of the following questions:
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For many years, 2 or 3 litre plants have become the boring, industry tradition.
At the South West Landscape Centre, we intend to change this tradition and show, that larger plants are actually better value for money for Landscapers and Garden Designer
Marshalls, the UK’s leading hard landscaping manufacturer, is pleased to announce that it has chosen children’s charity Together for Short Lives as its official charity of the year for 2012.
Together for Short Lives is the only charity working acros
The Stone Bake Oven Company, designers and manufacturers of high quality outdoor and indoor wood fired pizza ovens have extended thier family of ovens to include the conveniently sized Mezzo Oven.
The Mezzo Oven came after the commercial range of res
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A carefully-planned turf nutrition and treatment programme utilising three key Sherriff Amenity products has produced a sustained rise in the health, condition and playing standard of greens at the Milford Golf Club in Surrey.
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Garden makeover shows vs customer expectations. A rant. I'm not normally one for ranting on social media, but I spotted a question in one of the landscaping forums on a well known social media platform this weekend - all about qualifying the…
"I'm doing the same thing with Spanish Bluebells - the first year I got them down by around 70%, last year a few more, now this year, a few are just starting to poke through, and they will be removed one by one - next year there should be none that…"
"Wild garlic are pretty tough bulbs and I don't think glyphosate will be very effective. I wouldn't want to use the other chemicals you mention in a border as they hang around in the soil for too long. "
"24D is suposed to be efetive but it may take up to 4 years to get rid you spray at the back end of the year "
"the site seems to be on a slope if it is the stream or spring running under the lawn could you pipe it away or under the lawn
the lawn will have got comacted and will need airating and maby top dressing and seeding with a mix that is sutable for…"
the lawn will have got comacted and will need airating and maby top dressing and seeding with a mix that is sutable for…"
"Never dealt with wild garlic but I suspect it's one of these "weeds" that will be impossible to get rid of by digging............ there will always be something left. Once there's some decent growth in the spring, I'd try a herbicide.... Roundup…"
"As above, more digging I'm afraid. It's a prolific self seeder, so if it's been allowed to flower and seed in the past you won't get rid of it in one season. "
"It could of been the front trigger handle jamming and yes it was very wet at the time. Thanks for your feedback billy"
"They go to great lengths to protect wild garlic on the lane where i live but it gets in garden borders and takes over .
I tend to dig it out before it flowers to reduce the bulk its a painstaking job not to be rushed , I personally like it when its…"
I tend to dig it out before it flowers to reduce the bulk its a painstaking job not to be rushed , I personally like it when its…"
"Was it possible Peter that the bar on the handle nearest the blades was jammed into the on position by a small piece of twig or other debris. And you squeezed the rear triggers and the machine ran. Or did it happen when you picked the machine up by…"
"I just use straight up sharp sand from the builders merchant,I've never noticed any negative effects to lawns or plants, in over a a decade of using it. I'm sure some purist's would disagree, but it works and is much cheaper than washed Hort sand.…"
"You can worry too much about this sort of thing but anything to do with retaining walls, shallow footings of ancient properties, subsidence and safety can get you into deep poo. I also worry about raised decking. You should know your shit if you…"
Any ideas what to do with this please guys n girls...
hi , does anyone have any ideas of what we can do with this lawn , it's completly saturated and never dried out even in summer... it gets treated by green thumb but the owner has contacted me ... He's happy to lose the bottom part of the lawnAny…
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Wild garlic
Last year I took over the maintenance of a garden, there is a border approx 30m X 2m that had loads of wild garlic growing, I spent ages digging the bulbs out but already there is loads appearing again, has anyone got any ideas how this can be…
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Stihl hsa 86
Hi i am looking at moving over to the stihl battery tools and i am looking for pro and cons of the stihl battery tools is it worth moving over from petrol and how do people rate the stihl hse 86 hedge cutter?
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Landscaping choices have consequences .....
Taken at face value, this shows the effect landscaping choices can have on neighbours, our street-scene, and the environment? Multiply this by hundreds and perhaps it partly explains localised flooding?
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