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Turf management or pitchcare describes the work needed to keep a sporting pitch ready for use. This article looks at the various types of sporting pitches and the type of challenges which they present. The skills needed vary considerably dependent upon the sport and whether or not artificial surfaces are used.
A primary element of organic lawn management is the use of compost [2] and compost tea to reduce the need for fertilization and to encourage healthy soil that enables turf to resist pests. [3] A second element is mowing tall (3" – 4") to suppress weeds and encourage deep grass roots, [4] and leaving grass clippings and leaves on the lawn as ...
Sod is the upper layer of turf that is harvested for transplanting. Turf consists of a variable thickness of a soil medium that supports a community of turfgrasses. [1] In British and Australian English, sod is more commonly known as turf, and the word "sod" is limited mainly to agricultural senses.
The Landscape Management Certificate Program foundational education in the areas of landscape installation services, irrigation, landscape maintenance and fundamentals. The coursework may be taken separately (1 specialty + Fundamentals) or as a bundle (3 specialty + Fundamentals). Principles of Turfgrass Management Certificate
Taihu stone - Tapestry lawn - Taproot - Tatton Park Flower Show - Tea garden - Telegarden - Terrace garden - Thatch - The Profitable Arte of Gardening - Therapeutic garden - Thinning - Three Great Gardens of Japan - Tomato grafting - Topiary - Topsoil - Tōrō - Tower Garden - Transplant experiment - Transplanting - Trap crop - Tree - Tree ...
Sand-based athletic fields are sports turf playing fields constructed on top of sand surfaces. It is important that turf managers select the most suitable type of sand when constructing these fields, as sands with different shapes offer varied pros and cons. Regular maintenance of sand-based athletic fields is just as important as the initial construction of the field. [1]
Arboriculture (/ ˈ ɑːr b ər ɪ ˌ k ʌ l tʃ ər, ɑːr ˈ b ɔːr-/) [1] is the cultivation, management, and study of individual trees, shrubs, vines, and other perennial woody plants. The science of arboriculture studies how these plants grow and respond to cultural practices and to their environment.
English Renaissance gardens in a rectilinear formal design were a feature of the stately homes. The introduction of the parterre was at Wilton House in the 1630s. In the early eighteenth century, the publication of Dezallier d'Argenville , La théorie et la pratique du jardinage (1709) was translated into English and German, and was the central ...