Meet the top UK greenkeepers who are cold-seeding proactively in winter and early spring to enhance the density and composition of swards.
Germinal Amenity has launched the Proactive Seeding campaign for 2022. The intention is to help UK greenkeepers proactively increase their level of desirable grass species through overseeding.
Germinal grass expert Sandy Pentecost shares his comparison of fescue and dwarf ryegrass in modern turf maintenance.
Germinal has recruited Stuart Tait as its new amenity technical sales representative for Scotland and North East England.
After severe waterlogging caused five fixtures to be cancelled during the 2016-17 season, the soil-based pitch at Accrington Stanley FC’s Wham Stadium was reconstructed to improve drainage and ensure year-round playability.
With a heritage stretching back over 150 years, the picturesque course at Stirling Golf Club is well-known to golfers across the globe.
The course at Dumfries and County Golf Club has changed a lot in the 32 years since Steven Knaggs joined the greenkeeping team at 17.
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.
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.
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.
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.