At Bromsgrove Golf Centre, maintaining pristine greens is an ongoing priority. For head greenkeeper Mark Cunningham, overseeding plays a pivotal role in ensuring these high standards.
With Biodiversity Net Gain becoming mandatory in England from 12th February 2024, landscape architects must achieve quantifiable biodiversity improvements on development projects moving forward.Â
Sustainable landscaping goes beyond enhancing the aesthetic appeal of projects; it's about reducing environmental impact and fostering a healthier community. But how can we transition away from our reliance on traditional quick release fertilisers?
More and more grounds professionals are recognising their role in environmental responsibility by implementing eco-friendly practices and working to reduce carbon footprints. Â
Wildflower verges are unsung heroes, fostering ecosystems essential for roadside sustainability.
DoubleRoot is a world-first hybrid clover combining white clover (Trifolium repens) and Caucasian clover (Trifolium ambiguum) to bring the benefits of both to Germinal’s amenity mixtures.Â
007 creeping bent is world-renowned for offering superior turf quality, eliminating winter stress discolouration and being highly competitive against Poa annua.
For our latest case study, Germinal Amenity expert Paul Moreton visited the greenkeeping team at Beau Desert Golf Club to discuss how proactive seeding has benefited the maintenance of the course.
Wildflower management continues beyond preparation and sowing, with cutting also playing a role in how meadows perform.
Situated in Bradford-on-Avon, Cumberwell Park Golf Club is a family-owned and operated course that opened in 1994 with 18 holes. Since then, the sustainably minded golf course has been expanded several times and it now offers 54 holes alongside practice facilities.
Germinal Amenity expert Alex Beesley visited golf course manager Graham Wallace of Bransford Golf Club to discuss the benefits of using bentgrass for golf greens in an overseeding plan.
Stuart Tait visited Andy McIntee at Pollok Golf Club to discuss how proactive seeding with UK-bred bentgrasses helped him achieve a more sustainable golf course.