Glenn Davies, grounds manager at Bloxham School in Oxfordshire has claimed that he chooses Dennis because of the “strength, history, quality and durability” of the mowers. Set in the beautiful countryside of Oxfordshire, Bloxham School is an independent co-educational day and boarding school for students aged 11 to 18. Although the school is best known…

Now that the rain has come, you may find that your greens’ surfaces are puddling and slow to drain. Members are frustrated and the prospect of winter closures looms large. Drill n Fill aeration is the obvious solution for persistent drainage problems involving slow percolation of surface water to the drainage layer and inherent rootzone…

Wimbledon has revealed that MTD Specialty Turf Products (formally ATT) completed the order of 18 Cub Cadet Infinicut™ mowers to The All England Tennis Club just three weeks before the tournament started. The Cub Cadet Infinicut™ is a visually striking machine and has one of the shortest footprints of any walk behind mower on the…

Kingsdown Golf Club in Wiltshire has shown children from a local primary school how environmental stewardship, sports turf management and the game of golf are positively linked. Tom Freeman, deputy course manager, coordinated an event and was supported by DLF Seeds, which donated wildflower seed for the children to sow around the course. Plots were…

The ‘Wessex Managers’ played the ‘South Coast Greenkeepers’ in the annual ClearWater Cup match at Stoneham Golf Club recently. “Five teams set off with the greenkeepers confident that they’d win the cup back this year. The course was in first class condition, thanks to the efforts of Matt Plested and his team, and pleasing comments…

With a little help from some trusted industry contacts, like Richard Shapland of Headland Amenity, Jon Funnell decided to “give it a go” and take over as head greenkeeper at Westcountry Golf Academy in 2010. Developed from a 12 bay driving range, to a challenging par three, nine-hole golf course in 2005, Westcountry is located…

The benefits of tetraploid technology have been appreciated in agriculture for many decades, with tetraploid perennial ryegrasses highly valued for their rapid establishment, cool temperature growth and increased environmental stress tolerance, extending the grazing season. With exceptionally high demands placed on today’s amenity turf, the characteristics of fast establishment, cool temperature recovery, high root mass…

Basfoliar Turf Complete SL is the latest sports turf fertiliser from nutrition specialist, Compo Expert, and has been formulated to provide a full complement of essential nutrients on a little and often basis. The liquid fertiliser has a 9-4-6 NPK content, is fortified with magnesium for improved sward colour and contains a range of EDTA…

Grass expert, Barenbrug UK, has launched a new wildflowers’ advice guide alongside a refreshed range of 14 wildflower mixtures. The free guide provides practical information — for landscapers and local authorities —on evaluating soil fertility, planning for sowing, maintenance tips and choosing the right mixture for your environment. Around 15,000 hectares of unimproved grassland are…

To provide a more even transition between bent and poa grasses in the greens surfaces, Ely City Golf Club have invested in a set of SMARTUltraGroomer™ cassettes from within the ATT TMSystem™ range. Opened in 1962, and extended to 18 holes in 1973, Ely City GC offers a testing, compact, parkland course on the outskirts…

When Southerndown GC commissioned a synthetic practice bunker in January 2011 (only the third in the world), it hoped it would lead to a solution to its chronic bunker erosion problems. Poor bunker conditioning threatened its continued hosting of major tournaments and was a source of member and visitor dissatisfaction. Course manager Andrew Mannion had…

Greenkeepers can now get their hands on the new turf fungicide, that has been developed to treat for microdochium patch and dollar spot. Exteris™ Stressgard®, was launched by Bayer at BTME this January, and is now available to purchase from exclusive distributors, Headland Amenity and Rigby Taylor. “Over 10 years of development, and analysis of…

The owner of a Cambridgeshire golf club has said an attack to 14 of the course’s greens is the worst case of golf vandalism she has ever seen. Vivien Saunders OBE, who won the Women’s British Open in 1977 and is chair of the Association of Golf Course Owners as well as owner of Abbotsley…

Kubota UK has announced the launch of its latest incentive programme, offering customers zero per cent finance across its market-leading RTV range between now and the end of July. This promotion is available on Kubota’s RTV-X900, RTV400 and RTV500 machines, giving customers the opportunity to purchase one of these high power utility vehicles on the…