Kevin Sturmey - chairman, chief executive AND head groundsman of Taunton Town FC, believes that the multi-functional SISIS Quadraplay single pass maintenance system has been a ‘god-send’ in helping him to maintain the pitch at the Viridor Stadium.
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Author: Vanesa Drew, Landscape Designer at Tobermore
The plants and trees in our gardens, parks and along the road sides form part of the landscape and no one usually gives them a second thought. But if we stop to consider them, some amazing scientifi
The countdown to Europe’s largest annual turf management event has officially begun, marked by the opening of online visitor registration.
SALTEX 2017 takes place at the NEC, Birmingham, from 1-2 November, and has already attracted over 250 exhibitor
Dennis and SISIS recently hosted their first ever Cricket Pitch Renovation Day which has been hailed a huge success.
Over the past few years Dennis and SISIS have held pre-season indoor seminars for anyone responsible for the maintenance of a cricket
Significant Health and Safety Accreditation for affinity landscapes Ltd
Surrey based commercial landscape maintenance contractor, affinity landscapes Ltd, has again renewed its accreditation from SafeContractor for its commitment to achieving excelle
If any of your customers have pets you are likely to be familiar with the problem of pet urine causing scorch patches on lawns. Most associate the problem with dog urine only but cat urine can be just as bad. It’s generally worse with female dogs bec
Fifty groundsmen from independent schools throughout southern England and the Midlands were presented with a wealth of useful advice and information at the latest ICL seminar, which was held at Edgbaston Stadium – home to Warwickshire CCC and the Bir
Fifty groundsmen from independent schools throughout southern England and the Midlands were presented with a wealth of useful advice and information at the latest ICL seminar, which was held at Edgbaston Stadium – home to Warwickshire CCC and the Bir
Both the Dennis G860 and the Dennis Premier play an integral role in maintaining Stoke City FC’s bet365 Stadium pitch and training ground, according to grounds manager Andy Jackson.
Having joined the club as an apprentice on a YTS scheme, Andy Jackson
At McGowan Stone we are able to manufacture parallel punch face stone on a daily basis to meet the needs of the customer. Because punch face stone is becoming so rare, we are focusing on making new punch face stone to keep up with demand. You can v
Despite working with a small budget, Brian McMonagle, Head Greenkeeper at Cruit Island Golf Club in Donegal, Ireland, has still managed to significantly improve the course through a tailor-made ICL iTurf programme.
Situated on the edge of the Atlantic
Adrian Davis, head groundsman at King’s Bruton School in Somerset, has reported remarkable germination speed and recovery rates from Limagrain’s leading MM range of grass seed mixtures.
In 1519, three eminent people born in Bruton, Richard Fitzjames -
Andy Jackson, grounds manager at Stoke City FC, has reported ‘phenomenal’ results since incorporating the SISIS Osca tractor mounted oscillating brush into his synthetic surface maintenance programme.
It is safe to say that Andy Jackson is a one-club-
Bark.com, the lead generation company that already helps find and secure work for over 100,000 professionals nationwide are offering an exclusive discount to the members of Landscape Juice.
Landscape Juice readers can now get 40 Bark credits, wor
After successfully completing a huge bunker renovation project at the prestigious West Kilbride Golf Club in Ayrshire, Souters Sports have been widely praised by both the club’s secretary and architect.
The West Kilbride Golf Club, established in 189
Sherriff Amenity, the fine turf and landscaping division of Agrovista UK Limited, one of the UK’s leading agronomy firms today announces the acquisition of Terra Firma (Scotland) Ltd, one of Scotland’s largest specialist suppliers to the amenity and
Andy Baker, Head Greenkeeper at Ely City Golf Course in Cambridgeshire, believes that his use of ICL products have significantly improved the high wear areas on the course despite facing unfavourable weather conditions and heavy usage.
Andy, who has b
The opportunity to stand on arguably the most famous pitch in world football on the day of the FA Cup Final is a dream for many, but for four sports turf students from Northern Ireland – the dream has become a reality.
Gavin White, Jon Crawford, Micha
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Hi AllI would like some advice on the best way to revive a lawn after this hot weather we've had, please.I look forward to hearing from you
Read more…Paving pushing up because of the hot and super dry weather
I would love to hear if anyone has had an experience of paving being pushed up because of the hot and dry weather this summer. We have had a number of patios where this has become a problem (a couple we laid ourselves and quite a few more where…
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Hi All, In a cleints garden, I'm having a real problem with these shoots that are coming up in the lawn.I'm digging them out as I go, they are on long roots. they have an oval shape leaf and develop nasty thorns. See pics.Can anyone help identify…
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This year's been a real struggle to find good landscaping and gardening staff to join our team up in Scotland, has anybody else been having issues this year? for some reason nobody wants to work. We now have a full diary and still lots of inquiries…
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