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constructed to stop the sides of the trench collapsing in on the engineers. In all, over 2,500
tonnes of earth were excavated and over 50 cubic metres of concrete poured in to create the raft. Of course, during the excavation process, the weather turned very wet and the land became a quagmire, with the result that a new road had to be created to get the concrete wagons into and off the site. The repair, when complete, was a deemed a success, but then came the second phase of the operation - reinstatement of the fairway.
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the wild growing areas and the other for the turf grasses. “It was vital to source a rootzone which would keep the Ph as acidic (4.5) as the natural soils on the course,” said Steve. “Whitemoss came up the exactly the right mixes for our requirements.”
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in keeping with the natural heathland that is a feature of the course,” said Steve. “Luckily, the contractor was able to provide a 360 degree excavator with a highly skilled operator, and he helped us create the contouring effect we were looking for.” The original attempt at a repair had used poor quality backfill soil, and Steve and his team were determined not to repeat the mistake. “We used fresh subsoil dug
onsite to create the mounds and hillocks, but needed to top this with a growing medium with the correct properties to encourage the heathland varieties of plants and grasses to thrive” he said. They turned to Cheshire-based
“Our aim was to create an area
The mixtures supplied consisted of peat, sphagnum moss, certified green compost and washed sands in varying percentages for each application. To complete the project, heather and bilberry turf was cut from other areas around the course and transplanted around two newly created bunkers. A mixture of heather, mat grass, bents and fescues, also from site, were then used to complete the mosaic effect. Finally, a low maintenance turf from Lindum Turf, consisting of crested hairgrass and a variety of fescues, was brought in to complete the reinstatement of the fairway.
Whitemoss Eco for the answers. After consultation and careful testing, two ideal mixtures were blended by the company - one for
Whitemoss Eco, said that Beau Desert was typical of the type of project the company got involved in. “Increasing numbers of course managers and groundsmen are turning to us because we can custom mix both rootzones and topdressings, all incorporating our certified green compost, to meet individual needs or to match to existing environments,” he said.
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