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Bounce Back
Multi-use fields are becoming increasingly popular for parks and recreation departments, high schools and even colleges. Although natural-grass and crumb-rubber synthetic surfaces are often overused,
Pre-Fall Prep Time
I bet youХre sweating right now, thinking about how to create a little shade and protect your grass from turning crispy. But August is the last hurrah of summer, and before you know it, the nights are
The Balancing Act
What does the 2009 landscaping budget look like? If itХs anything like mine, things are a bit tight but, like many others, I never really had a huge budget to begin with. Managing smaller budgets can
Protecting The Great American Pastime
Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle and Jackie Robinson--you know their names, but do you know who maintained their fields? Personally, and I may be a bit biased, I believe that a good--and safe--baseball game
All Eyes On You
Summertime can present a unique set of obstacles for turf and playing fields. Particularly for public parks and recreational areas, summer is the time when these fields experience the most wear, use
Maintenance Matters
With spring at our doorstep, it is time to look at several aspects of turf management and biannual turf maintenance. Although spring and fall are crucial times to provide much-needed maintenance to
Multi-Use Sports Field Maintenance
Field maintenance is fairly straightforward--aerate the fields, fertilize, apply extra seed or sod when necessary. Well, not so much. As you probably know from personal experience, how you use each