by Sara Gregson | Dec 23, 2014 | Farming & Food, Gardening & Environment, Sports & Leisure
I have seen some amazing grass this year – on farms, in gardens, in the countryside and in one of the temples of British sport! Here is a snapshot of some of these wonderful grassy places and events… Back in January seed heads of Miscanthus Sinensis Gnome were...
by Sara Gregson | Jun 28, 2012 | Sports & Leisure
Just discovered this cool company which installs real grass at events and venues including York Minster for the Rose Dinner earlier this month. More than 900 guests attended, held to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and to raise money for the York Minster Fund....
by Sara Gregson | Jun 12, 2012 | Sports & Leisure
The amazing rejuvenation properties of grass in sporting venues have been highlighted once again in Poland this spring. Despite the coldest winter for 40 years, with knee-high snow followed by heavy rain, the sparse and uneven surface at Hutnik Nowa Huta football club...
by Sara Gregson | Apr 15, 2012 | Sports & Leisure
The answer is grass! Even on holiday on a canal boat last week I couldn’t stop finding reminders of the different and ingenious ways we use grass in our everyday lives. After negotiating the six locks at the end of the Kennet and Avon canal we moored next to Bath...
by Sara Gregson | Mar 6, 2012 | Sports & Leisure
Horses given a choice of silage, high or low quality haylage and hay, all made from the same grass crop in a trial in Sweden strongly favoured the silage. Dr Cecilia Müller from the University of Agricultural Sciences in Uppsala, told an audience of farmers and horse...
by Sara Gregson | Nov 10, 2011 | Sports & Leisure
Natural turf remains the preferred playing surface for most sportsmen – be it a kick about in the local park or Champions League action at Old Trafford. A paper from the European Seed Association sets out some reasons why… Studies show that playing on real grass...
