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Golf course maintenance
Golf course maintenance
Posted on 24 July 2024

Location, weather, soil, and usage can present many different golf course maintenance challenges for greenkeepers. This detailed guide from Germinal focuses on maximising grass performance.

Wildflower identification guide
Wildflower identification guide
Posted on 17 August 2023

All wildflower areas are havens for invertebrates who in turn provide food for other wildlife. Establishing a wildflower area, either a 100% UK Native Meadow or a more colourful Urban Meadow containing some non-native species, is of ecological value. The climate smart benefits and visual appeal of wildflowers have driven their rise in popularity in amenity settings.

Webinar: Climate smart landscaping
Webinar: Climate smart landscaping
Posted on 28 May 2023

Germinal Amenity's director Richard Brown shares his insights on using slow-release fertilisers sustainably and how clover can play a vital role in climate smart landscaping.

Creating and maintaining a lawn
Creating and maintaining a lawn
Posted on 26 March 2023

When it comes to domestic lawns, sowing grass seed can be both a rewarding and challenging task. This guide provides landscape architects and contractors with all the essential practices, including detailed specifications for sowing grass seed and lawn maintenance tips.

Winter sports pitch maintenance
Winter sports pitch maintenance
Posted on 6 February 2023

This sports pitch maintenance guide covers all of the key practices, including creating new rugby pitches and closed-season and mid-season renovations.

Racecourse maintenance
Racecourse maintenance
Posted on 2 February 2023

While racecourses may not receive prolonged and intensive wear throughout the entire year, it’s significant that the action of the horses galloping can exert extreme downward force, especially in the landing area of fences.

Polo field maintenance
Polo field maintenance
Posted on 18 January 2023

The focus of polo grounds is to provide a stable surface to protect animal welfare. The surfaces need to be firm enough for the ball to run and soft enough for horses not to jar.

Grass tennis court maintenance
Grass tennis court maintenance
Posted on 4 January 2023

Germinal Amenity’s Sandy Pentecost is an expert in grass tennis court maintenance. Sandy’s guide includes seasonal maintenance techniques to improve the quality of your tennis courts.

Cricket pitch maintenance
Cricket pitch maintenance
Posted on 15 December 2022

Cricket is played on a surface that is possibly one of the most difficult to maintain. The grasses are subjected to extremes of maintenance regarding mowing and rolling, both of which greatly reduce the competitive ability of the plants to survive let alone thrive.

Bowling green maintenance
Bowling green maintenance
Posted on 12 December 2022

Paul Moreton of Germinal Amenity is an expert in bowling green maintenance. Check out Paul’s guide which covers grass seed selection and seasonal maintenance methods.

Football pitch maintenance guide
Football pitch maintenance guide
Posted on 1 December 2022

This football pitch maintenance guide covers all of the key practices, including creating new pitches and closed season and midseason renovations.

How to manage a wildflower meadow
How to manage a wildflower meadow
Posted on 8 August 2022

This expert guide will help you figure out effective wildflower meadow management for both spring and autumn sown seeds.