Suståne programme gets top marks from Farleigh School
More than a decade on from the switch to an organic feeding programme, the grounds team at Farleigh School in Hampshire are receiving more praise than ever before! Staff, parents and pupils alike have cited how surfaces across the 70-acre site are providing consistent presentation and performance, despite the challenging climatic conditions, which Grounds Manager […]
Faldo Design and GEO Foundation for Sustainable Golf further strengthen their collaboration
Award-Winning golf course design group Faldo Design have taken a further leadership step in sustainable golf development by strengthening their collaboration with GEO Foundation for Sustainable Golf, the international non-profit dedicated to advancing sustainability in and through golf based in North Berwick, Scotland. Following their recent successful collaboration at the GEO Certified® Development of Rumanza Golf […]
Making the most of what little water you have
Non-Irrigated Split Fairway Soil Surfactant Trial, Ludlow Golf Club, 2021 – Scott Nightingale (TurfCare), Nick Gadd (RhizoSolutions) The weather has a fascination for us, especially this time of year, when mother nature can turn off the water tap at a moment’s notice. The impact of water shortage is more damaging to the turfgrass plant than […]
Course manager at ‘golf club of the future’ achieves Master Greenkeeper status
The British & International Golf Greenkeepers Association (BIGGA) has revealed that Janne Lehto, course manager at Hirsala Golf, has become Finland’s first certified Master Greenkeeper. Janne, 30, is chairperson of the Finnish Greenkeepers Association and is an agronomist for the Finnish Golf Union. He began his career at Hirsala, before spells at Loch Lomond Golf […]