Switching from an in-house greenkeeping team to an external sports turf maintenance contractor has transformed the fairways at Flackwell Heath Golf Club.
Germinal Amenity discusses the work of Dr Richard Hurley of Rutgers University to develop modern Creeping bentgrasses, which are now widely used across UK golf courses.
After successive dry summers left the lawns at High House in Essex looking worse for wear, specialist overseeding advice from Germinal’s Sandy Pentecost helped restore the site’s green spaces to their former glory.
Greenkeeper Barry McCulloch and a team of just three have made sweeping changes to enhance the playing surfaces of Caldwell Golf Club – a historic Scottish course.
With a playing season that lasts from mid-April to late September – and on occasion into mid-October – ensuring there’s always a fresh wicket available for East Moseley Cricket Club’s first team is a real challenge, but one that the team at Greenside Up Grass tackles with relish.
In an ongoing commitment to promote the ecological benefit of man-made environments, amenity grass and wildflower seed specialist Germinal has updated its range of mixtures to be more beneficial to pollinators.
Germinal has launched an all-new grass seed mixture designed specifically for golf greens. ‘Tour Leader’ – a 50:50 blend of 007 DSB and new cultivar Tour Pro (GDE) – is a landmark in the evolution of creeping bentgrass products: this exceptional blend sets the bar high with unrivaled performance, seasonal adaptability, high disease resistance and vivid colour retention.
We are pleased to announce we have added to our range of off-the-shelf grass seed and fertiliser bundles. We have developed a new package of products aimed at simplifying the process of selecting and purchasing the relevant inputs to renovate cricket squares.
We are delighted to announce that we have added to our range of off-the-shelf grass seed and fertiliser bundles. We have curated a new package of products aimed at simplifying the process of selecting and purchasing the relevant inputs to renovate bowling greens.
A trial carried out by Germinal in association with Dunblane New Golf Club has illustrated the natural vigour of two modern creeping bentgrass cultivars, 007 DSB and 777 DSB.
Bowling green grass seed mixtures have traditionally comprised a blend of browntop bentgrasses and fescues, with Germinal’s A1 Professional Bowls (80% Chewings fescue and 20% browntop bentgrass) a prime example of this type of mixture.
We are delighted to announce the launch of a new range of our off-the-shelf seed and fertiliser packages aimed at simplifying the process of selecting and purchasing sports pitch renovation products.