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SUSTAINABLE AMENITY MANAGEMENT
Principles and practises

 

PLACING URBAN GREEN SPACES AT THE HEART OF INFRASTRUCTURE
Midlands Parks Forum's annual conference

 

RAISING THE VOICE
At the Amenity Forum's annual conference

 

SUSTAINABLE PARKS
Parks For London case study

 

WHY GRASSROOTS RUGBY IS IN DECLINE
A steady drop off in participation.

 

SEEDS OF SUSTAINABILITY
Focus on a major supplier of grass seed and related products to the amenity sector

 

ON TEST
STIHL BGA 300 cordless leaf backpack blower

 

ON TEST
EGO Multi-tool

 

PUT THEM ON THE TOOLS!
Time for an attitude change

 

SUSTAINABILITY IN THE TRAINING SECTOR
Grasping the challenge of encouraging more sustainable practice

 

SUSTAINABILITY IN LOCAL AUTHORITIES
Lessons learnt and experiences

 

SKILL SETS NEED RECOGNITION
Turf professionals are underappreciated

 

GREATER RESPECT FOR GROUNDS STAFF MIGHT MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE
To the recruitment crisis

 

A COMPETITIVE SALARY
Why employers should advertise the salary when recruiting new staff

 

ON TEST
Makita XGT UV001G lawn scarifier

 

AN EXAMPLE OF SUSTAINABILITY IN MACHINERY SUPPLY
Focus on Kubota

 

MY PERSONAL GREENKEEPING PHILOSOPHY HAS NEVER CHANGED
I don't follow any set program

 

SUSTAINABILITY IN LANDSCAPING
A substantial element of amenity activity

 

IS IT TIME TO SAY NO TO 'NO MOW MAY'?
Any real benefits?

 

SUSTAINABILITY IN OUR PARKS & PUBLIC GREEN SPACES
Meeting the challenge

 

THE PATH TO WIMBLEDON
For groundstaff member, Conrad Cavil

 

ON TEST
EGO LBP8000E backpack blower

 

SUSTAINABILITY IN THE LAWN CARE SECTOR
A key consideration

 

BEEKEEPING IN COMMERCIAL ENVIRONMENTS
The current situation

 

SUSTAINABLE PRACTICE IN THE AMENITY SUPPLY SECTOR
Optimising land use through integrated solutions

 

SUSTAINABILITY IN THE GOLF SECTOR
Focus on BIGGA

 

THE SEARCH FOR SUSTAINABLE PRACTICE
Bringing together key points

 

DEVELOPING SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS FOR GOLF
R&A are supporting clubs

 

GETTING THE MOST OUT OF EVERY POUND OF BUDGET
A course manager's view

 

A NEWFOUND APPRECIATION FOR ALL VOLUNTEERS
Who look after grassroots pitches

 

SUSTAINABILITY & THE UK ACTION PLAN
For weed, pest and disease management

 

CONCERN FOR PARKS FOLLOWING COUNCIL BANKRUPTCIES
What does the future hold?

 

TAKING A GLOBAL LOOK AT SUSTAINABILITY
Is the rest of the world also driving towards sustainable practice?

 

RENOVATIONS, PLAY AND THANKS
On my mind this week

 

SUSTAINABILITY – IMPLICATIONS FOR TRAINING & EDUCATION
Set to play a crucial role going forward

 

TULIP TREE
Liriodendron tulipifera

 

LYDIA BROOM
Genista lydia

 

THE LAWN AND ITS VALUE
Changing attitudes

 

GIANT HOGWEED
Invasive and potentially harmful

 

LIFE-CYCLE ANALYSIS & SUSTAINABILITY
Considering every stage of the journey

 

NITROGEN USE EFFICIENCY
The most important nutrient

 

BERBERIS THUNBERGII
A shrub that has stood the test of time

 

ENSURING FUTURE PROSPERITY
Advice imparted at road shows

 

INNOVATION & SUSTAINABILITY
A key focus

 

PHOTINA RED ROBIN
A sensational flowering shrub

 

VALUING THE GRASSROOTS
We must not overlook those who maintain these grounds

 

MANAGING WEEDS SUSTAINABLY
In amenity spaces

 

DETECTING NUTRIENT DEFICIENCY SYMPTOMS
In turf plants

 

SPRING RENOVATIONS UNDERWAY
A crucial period

 

SUSTAINABILITY IN SUPPLY
A focus on those who supply essential inputs to our sector

 

CHANGING CLIMATE
Is a borehole the key for clubs?

 

SUSTAINABILITY AT THE SHARP END
How to put into practice when budgets are tight?

 

ANOTHER NAIL IN THE COFFIN OF GRASSROOTS RUGBY
Clubs are struggling

 

SUSTAINABILITY IN PRACTICE
Seeking transparent and robust supply chains is essential

 

TIME FOR ACTION
To reverse recruitment crisis

 

CONTROLLING COSTS
Planning is crucial

 

THE SEARCH FOR SUSTAINABILITY
What exactly does the term mean?

 

CARING FOR THE GRASSROOTS
From volunteers to contractors

 

DEFRA IS LETTING DOWN THE COUNTRY
Complete failure to address the plastic grass debate

 

WE CAN ALL DO MORE
To aid biodiversity

 

MY LIFE IN GREENKEEPING
With Bruce Cruickshank

 

LEVELLING UP, GETTING SMARTER & GETTING AHEAD
Parks require so much more funding

 

SWITCHED ON FOR HARD WORK
Putting trimmers through their paces

 

MACHINERY HIGHLIGHTS
At this year's show

 

MY SALTEX
Daniel Lewis​, Manchester City Football Club

 

AWASH WITH LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
Two months till showtime

 

LOOKING BACK, LOOKING FORWARD
Priorities for the amenity sector

 

THE DECLINE OF ‘PARKITECTURE’
A symptom of the state of parks in 2022

 

DEVELOPERS SHIRKING GREEN SPACE RESPONSIBILITIES
Lack of financial commitment

 

TIME TO COME TOGETHER
For the good of the industry

 

THE DEATH OF GRASS ROOTS CRICKET
Gathering apace?

 

ROUTES INTO THE INDUSTRY MUST BE ENSURED
Q&A with David Fisher, Lantra’s head of industry partnerships

 

STRONG VIEWS ON CRICKET PITCH PERFORMANCE MARKING
A bone of contention

 

A PREMIUM PRODUCT
Delivered at Naas Golf Club

 

THE GREEN REVOLUTION
And Esker Hills

 

MAKING A CHANGE
Laytown and Bettystown Golf Links

 

A DAY AT THE RACES
Naas Race Course

 

WORKING TOGETHER AS ONE VOICE
How the industry needs to proceed

 

OVER 175 YEARS OF EDUCATION
Wesley College

 

ELECTRIC EXCITEMENT
Dennis's Ian Howard talks electrification

 

THE HOME OF CORK GAA
Páirc Uí Chaoimh

 

LONG POLE BATTERY HEDGE TRIMMERS TESTED
STIHL HLA 66 and HLA 86

 

OVER 800 YEARS OF HISTORY
Johnstown Castle and Gardens

 

A CLUB GONE WILD
Kilkenny Golf Club

 

A GOLF COURSE IN THE GARDEN OF IRELAND
Woodenbridge GC

 

80 YEARS YOUNG
Charleville Golf Club

 

AN UPLIFTING EXPERIENCE
Bunclody Golf & Fishing Club

 

GETTING BACK TOGETHER
Albeit gradually . .

 

GO WEST
Inishturk GAA pitch – one of the most westerly sportspitches in Europe

 

WORKING ON A TIGHT BUDGET
Nenagh Golf Club

 

ON A MISSION
Wrekin Golf Club aiming to enrich wildlife and fauna

 

WILD AND WONDERFUL
Design By Nature

 

LEARNING HOW TO SURVIVE
Abbey Par 3

 

TACKLING OBESITY
Vital that schools can provide sport

 

A LIFETIME OF LEARNING
Vital for turf professionals

 

CELEBRATING 125 YEARS
Tullamore Golf Club

 

UNIVERSITY CHALLENGES
At Trinity College Dublin

 

BLENDING THE OLD WITH THE NEW
Bray Golf Club

 

A WELL POLISHED COURSE!
Ierne Social And Sports Club

 

IDENTIFYING THE TRUE VALUES
Of grounds maintenance

 

THE INDUSTRY WILL CHANGE & ADAPT
But it will survive

 

WIRRAL GOLF COURSES SAVED
Renewed hope and optimism for the future

 

GREEN SPACE CONTRIBUTION TO WELLBEING IS UNDERVALUED
Parks invisible on national agenda

 

A SHINING LIGHT IN IRELAND'S SUNNY SOUTHEAST
Wexford Golf Club

 

GREEN SPACES DO NOT LOOK AFTER THEMSELVES!
Keith Kent says we must invest in people

 

WE SHOULD TELL THE WORLD ABOUT THE UK INDUSTRY
Right time for all sides to come together

 

SOIL LIFE IS PRECIOUS
Good-quality soil can help save the planet

 

MORE THAN JUST CUTTING GRASS
Encouraging the next generation

 

A BUZZ FROM DOING THE JOB
Wide experience of the turf grass industry

 

PAYING THEIR WAY
Low wages is the bane of the industry

 

AMENITY MANAGEMENT IMPACTS US ALL
Professor John Moverley

 

CARING FOR PARKS OF ALL TYPES
Mary Worrall

 

TOP FIVE FRUSTRATIONS FOR CRICKET GROUNDSMEN
What causes you the most frustration in your role?

 

PROFESSIONALS AT THE CUTTING EDGE
Vic Demain and Phil Sharples

 

BOWLS CLUBS IN PERIL
A sad decline

 

A VERY SPECIAL INDUSTRY
Loz looks back

 

SNEAK PEAK AT A ROBOTIC "GAME CHANGER"
Commercial model capable of covering 50,000 m2 teased

 

HALESOWEN PICK A BIG ROBOT UP FRONT
Invest in mowers

 

COMPRESSED AERATION
The new way

 

PARKS MATTER MORE THAN EVER
Recent sector developments

 

ON TEST
STIHL blowers

 

THREE CORE VALUES TO SHAPE OUR INDUSTRY
Real concerns for the future

 

ENGLAND'S GREEN SPACE GAP
A split along racial lines

 

ON TEST
EGO STX3800 strimmer with RTX2300 Rotocut head

 

A SECTOR FACING IMPORTANT TIMES
Review of the National Action Plan

 

PARKS MATTER
The role of public parks in the recovery: a discussion paper

 

A UNIQUE SPORTING VENUE
Wormsley private estate

 

A BTME OUTDOORS?
A good bet for the industry

 

PARKS NEED APPROPRIATE POLITICAL REPRESENTATION
Q&A with Philippa Reece, Parks and Foreshore Manager at Adur and Worthing Council

 

CRICKET LOAM
What does it mean?

 

A HERCULEAN EFFORT TO GET PARKS BACK TO NORMAL
Q&A with Chris Worman, Rugby Borough Council’s parks and ground manager

 

ON TEST
STIHL battery products

 

TURFGRASS STRESS MANAGEMENT
Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) and antioxidants during biotic and abiotic stress in turfgrass plants

 

AUTUMN DISEASE MANAGEMENT
The coming months are going to prove very difficult

 

THE ABUSE OF PARKS . .
Is the abuse of society

 

WHY PARKS MATTER?
A statement from the Parks Management Forum to the Prime Minister

 

THE 21st CENTURY PARKS MANAGER
Innovative, creative and entrepreneurial

 

EAT, SLEEP, CUT, REPEAT!
Cricket under covid

 

TIME FOR A SINGLE SHOW?
Debate brought back into focus

 

A CHALLENGING TWO MONTHS
Running golf design projects from home

 

PRESSURE SITUATION
Cementing the reputation

 

A CLUB TO BE PROUD OF
10 years at the helm of Olton GC

 

GAME CHANGERS IN TURFCARE
The day the Lord's outfield reconstruction proved its worth

 

THE ESSENCE OF ESSENTIAL
Finding a sensible way forward on defining "essential maintenance"

 

THAT WAS THE YEAR THAT WAS
2001

 

HOW TO LOOK AFTER A GOLF COURSE WITH NO GOLFERS
Fundamental to the survival of almost all courses, if not of the game itself

 

RAIN STOPPED PLAY WOULD BE WELCOME
. . along with ‘lunch is being taken early’

 

PHYSICAL CONTROL OF TURFGRASS PESTS
An urgent problem

 

A DIVERSE & ENTERTAINING WEEK
Successful BTME 2020

 

INTEGRATED PEST CONTROL
Opportunity to embrace new methods

 

ENVILLE ON THE UP
Major investments taking place

 

GREEN FLAG AWARDS 2019
A great success

 

U.S PROFESSIONAL EQUIPMENT SHOW EXCELS
Buoyant GIE+EXPO

 

LEGACY OF THE SOLHEIM CUP
At Gleneagles

 

A DAY OUT WITH THE LADIES
Behind the scenes at the Solheim Cup

 

COVENTRY UNIVERSITY'S EDIBLE GARDEN SUCCESS
2006 - present

 

HAIL THE GRASS MASTERS!
Boorish media comments about pitch quality are wide of the mark

 

CONTRACTOR SEES MULTI-DISCIPLINE SUCCESS
360 Ground Care serving professional facilities

 

BUSY TIMES
Judging the Green Flag Awards

 

TAKING AN INTEGRATED APPROACH
What does it all mean in managing turf surfaces?

 

UNDER PRESSURE
Dry weather conditions continue to keep turf managers focused on moisture management

 

EDDIE SEAWARD
Death of Wimbledon’s influential grounds manager

 

MAJOR NEW IRRIGATION PROJECT
At Top 100 classic Berkhamsted Golf Club

 

NEW HORIZONS FOR THE HATTERS
Investment paying off at Kenilworth Road

 

ELIZABETHAN RESTORATION
At Castle Bromwich Hall Gardens

 

WHAT IS BIOPHILIA?
The vital impact of parks and green spaces on health and well-being

 

WORM CONTROL
Without carbendazim

 

THE TRUE COST OF PETROL
Battery-powered outdoor power tools are now turning the heads of professionals

 

SANDS OF TIME
Sand-based pitches are now the norm in professional sports

 

WHY DO WE DO THE RIGHT THING?
We must maintain industry standards

 

CHASING GRASS PERFECTION?
11 things you need to know . . .

 

MAINTAINING STANDARDS
Q&A with BASIS ceo, Stephen Jacobs

 

STRI RESEARCH DAY 2018
Hosted at research trial grounds in Bingley

 

THE MECHANIC
Leicester City FC invest in new role

 

LORD'S 'GRASS-GUVNOR' TO RETIRE
Mick Hunt bows out after 49 years

 

HOLLOW CORING & DEEP SCARIFICATION
Is it really necessary?

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