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FOOTBALL


I was dragged around as a child every weekend, looking at different gardens and estates - which, obviously, at the time I hated


rootzone mix and working it into the profile to increase the nutritional content and improve growing conditions.” “We don’t have an irrigation system in place to use around the estate. This year, I have purchased numerous sprinklers and hoses and there are three stand-pipes around the site, which we tap into. It just about got us through the dry spell earlier this year, but a lot of areas did suffer. Chris has also advised on the use of wetting agents and introducing more practices from the pitches into our lawns. We can certainly learn a lot from golf, football and private schools - who are far ahead of where we currently are - but it takes time and we’re getting there.”


“We accept that at some point during the year, we will suffer from red thread and have started to move towards liquid fertilisers rather than granular - mainly down to the flexibility restrictions with irrigation. We got to a point of needing to rely on the weather forecast in order to water granular fertiliser in, which isn’t ideal.”


“When I returned to the Park in January,


I had a target of things I wanted to achieve by the time I was forty. I wanted to be in a position where I positively influenced a team and put my stamp on a department, by controlling budgets and projects. This year was the first time I have ever written my own budget, which was quite a daunting task - much to my wife’s dismay as I spent a lot of hours on it. It was a great experience though and I enjoyed the process.”


“Recent projects include the completion of a new gatehouse, which will offer both increased security and a presence that visitors have ‘arrived’ at St. George’s Park. There is a holding bay which needed to be addressed so that people couldn’t bypass the barrier. It was my challenge to make this area visually appealing; essentially, this meant I had to make a mound of soil look nice!”


“I initially spoke to Helen Gillespie- Brown at Wildflower Turf Ltd. Together, we investigated the option of a wildflower area covering the bank; firstly, to reduce the possibility of erosion, but secondly and most importantly increase biodiversity


and provide a low maintenance solution. The area covers 150 square metres and includes 20% grass / 80% flowers (thirty-two varieties). It is a soil-free turf system that is made up of wildflowers which thrive in a wide range of soil types. It is nursery grown to produce a mat of wildflower plants that retains 100% of its root system. The biggest compliment was that the project manager came on site and didn’t even realise it was there! For me it was perfect, as I wanted it to blend into the surrounding parkland.” “The beauty here is that the possibilities are endless. The management team are so supportive and completely on board with where we want the park to develop and how we want to promote the estate. I’m proud to be a part of it.”


New gatehouse and wildflower area PC August/September 2020 43





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