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Germinal Proactive Seeding campaign for UK greenkeepers
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.
If fescue is dial-up, dwarf rye is broadband
Germinal grass expert Sandy Pentecost shares his comparison of fescue and dwarf ryegrass in modern turf maintenance.
Germinal appoints new amenity technical sales representative for Scotland and North East England
Germinal has recruited Stuart Tait as its new amenity technical sales representative for Scotland and North East England.
Bespoke fertiliser plan protects Accrington’s new pitch
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.
Stirling effort to improve greens and tees
With a heritage stretching back over 150 years, the picturesque course at Stirling Golf Club is well-known to golfers across the globe.
A career of course improvements at Dumfries and County
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.
External greenkeepers transform Flackwell fairways
Switching from an in-house greenkeeping team to an external sports turf maintenance contractor has transformed the fairways at Flackwell Heath Golf Club.
The rise of the SuperBents: Five years and counting in the UK
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.
Small team delivers big improvements at Caldwell Golf Club
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.
Expert advice helps to reinvigorate lawns at High House
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.