‘Land Management and Biodiversity’ in the Environment Awards For Kent Businesses, and is still the only golf club in Kent to achieve this prestigious award. The staff at Kings Hill Golf Club are also helping to restore another area of heathland in Kent which is part of the Kent High Weald Project. This is a commitment to community work with labour and machinery being volunteered every February We are constantly looking at other aspects of conserving the environment. We already have a water recycling facility for machinery wash down, reservoir, weather station and water management software to maximise the use of water for turfgrass and avoid wastage. Other projects we are currently investigating include
closing down irrigation systems, disease prevention programmes and planned winter works.
Winter: Playability and Projects
This final chapter delves into the work practices that ensure the course remains playable during the winter months, when weather can often influence the course conditions and dictate what work can be done. Subjects discussed are maintaining dry surfaces, traffic control measures, completion of turfing repair works, woodland/environmental management and machinery servicing /repairs.
Summary
The whole book is a concise 50 pages, full of tips and advice with plenty of pictures to illustrate the relevant points mentioned. It will be a valuable reference book for all practising greenkeepers
wind and solar power for buildings, and the option of bio fuels for running the majority of the equipment used in maintaining the golf course. We have only come a short way and there is so much more to achieve, environmental work is an ongoing commitment, so there is no sitting back. Constant management plus careful, dedicated
maintenance of all aspects of our impact on the environment will conserve and improve our surroundings. Next time you play a round of golf, at whatever club, take a moment to look around. Who knows what you might spot while you are waiting your turn to tee off.
and likely to become an industry must have reference book in the future.
Laurence is planning to write a further six books, if all goes well. After spending all his life working in the golf industry his new goal is to give something back in terms of promoting the turf grass industry. With this publication he is going along the right lines.
The cost of the book is £22.00 plus post & packaging
Contact: Laurence Pithie, Turf Master One Ltd 01666 505233 or 07774 414207
Website
www.turfmasterone.co.uk
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