The annual pre-season meeting and conference of the groundsmen and the ECB’s Pitches Group has taken place at St Georges Park. The unsung heroes of first-class cricket – the groundsmen who produce the surfaces on which the game is played – were treated to a couple of days at the FA’s National Football Centre at St George’s Park in Staffordshire this week.
By using a range of Limagrain Colour Splash flower mixtures, Jim Griffith – a 68 year o
ld retired teacher, has injected some stunning colour into the course at Henley Golf & Country Club in Arden, Warwickshire.
After taking up golf 18 years ago, Jim became a member of Henley Golf Club and soon made the”>
The Sir Harold Hillier Gardens are famous around the globe and have the world’s largest collection of hardy trees and shrubs anywhere in the temperate world. The Gardens now hold fourteen National Plant Collections and the latest planting project has been named ‘Valley of Fire’. The name is derived from the planting of over 30″>
The trees appeared at the pitch at Logie Durno in Aberdeenshire, sparking social media reaction. Aberdeenshire Council was contacted, and the local authority said the intention was to turn over part of the area for “biodiversity” – but talks would now be held with the community.
A spokeswoman said: “It would seem”>
Complete Weed Control, the UK’s largest weed control contractor, has announced Conor Flynn as its newest franchisee to operate in the East Midlands.
Conor is the latest to join Complete Weed Control and after working with cars for the majority of his working career, he decided that it was time for”>
