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25/11/2024
Premier Wicket supports premier cricket at Aldenham School
While the cricket season at Hertfordshire’s Aldenham School may not be long in duration, it is intense. With students and community clubs using the facilities for training and fixtures between Easter and early July. The concentrated play demands fast recovery and outstanding wear tolerance from the surfaces and specifically the grass seed – both of which Grounds and Gardens Supervisor Danny Wells says they achieve with Johnsons J Premier Wicket.
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28/10/2024
Johnsons delivers over a decade of tried and trusted performance at Woodbridge Golf Club
A programme of Johnsons J Fairway has been praised by the team at Woodbridge Golf Club, after delivering tried and trusted performance for more than a decade. Such is the consistency and quality of results from the 100% fescue blend on the fairways, Course Manager Paul Lawrence is now employing another 100% fescue mix from the Johnsons Sports Seed range on the clubs 27 greens as they seek to improve drought and disease tolerance.
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26/09/2024
DLF supports the scale and scope of top-level sport at Cranleigh School
While the challenges of managing the multi-sport surfaces at Cranleigh School may be akin to those faced by most in the education sector, here they’re on a mammoth scale!
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21/08/2024
MM11 Seed Sparks Revival for King George V Bowling Club
King George V Crown Green Bowling Club, one of the Midlands' top teams, have found new life at their third home in a decade. After a series of relocations, the club has finally settled at the Selly Park Tavern in Birmingham, transforming an abandoned and overgrown bowling green into a superior playing surface, largely due to the expertise of Mark Allen, Technical Sales Manager at Agrovista Amenity, and the exceptional performance of MM11 grass seed.
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19/08/2024
DLF announces new ‘Showcase’ facility
Work is underway on a brand new ‘Showcase’ facility at DLF’s UK headquarters in Inkberrow, Worcestershire. Scheduled to be fully operational by Spring 2025, the Showcase sees six hectares dedicated to amenity seed trials, product development, training and education for staff, distributors and customers - making it one of the largest of its kind in the UK.
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13/08/2024
Johnsons encourages retailers to beat the summer heat with real grass education
As summer temperatures soar across the country, homeowners everywhere are yearning for ways to create cool and comfortable outdoor havens. While air conditioning offers a temporary escape, it can be expensive and doesn't capture the refreshing feeling of a lush, green lawn. With artificial turf trapping heat and creating an uncomfortable surface, Johnsons’ Lawn Seed is calling on garden retailers to become heroes for their customers this summer and equip homeowners with the lawn seed they need to cultivate a thriving lawn that not only keeps things cool but also enhances their outdoor space.
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05/08/2024
Sustainable seed guaranteed as DLF return to GroundsFest – Stand 30
Sustainable seed solutions for lawns and landscapes are set to be showcased as the world’s largest grass seed breeders, DLF, return to GroundsFest. Stand 30 will be the platform for visitors to find out more about mixtures across the Masterline, MM and Johnsons Sports Seed brands, alongside the very best the industry has to offer in both native and non-native wild flowers.
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23/07/2024
The Analytic Approach To Bent Seed Selection
As the push for sustainable and high-performance golf greens intensifies, the use of browntop bentgrass mixtures like Johnsons All Bent and MM9 has proven to be the ideal solution for autumn renovations.
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15/07/2024
Contractor commends Johnsons J Green for hardwearing performance at over 40 sites
For contractors Avon Sportsground Maintenance, when it comes to the overseeding of bowling greens it’s the fine fescue and browntop bent blend of J Green that is sown every time! Delivering hardwearing but slow growing surfaces, the mixture from the Johnsons Sports Seed range is used on all 47 greens in the Bristol and Bath area currently under the remit of Owner Matt Phillips and his team.
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03/07/2024
Celebrating 25 Years at DLF for Phil Seedhouse
Yesterday marked a significant milestone for one of DLF's dedicated employees: 25 years of continuous service at Inkberrow. Phil Seedhouse began his journey with the company, known as Perryfield’s Holdings at the time, on July 1st, 1999.
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02/07/2024
Retailers can earn their stripes for a sporty summer with Johnsons Lawn Seed
With Euro 2024 and Wimbledon sparking summer excitement, now is the perfect time for retailers to turn customer excitement into sales by creating beautiful, playable lawns. Johnsons Lawn Seed, the UK's leading supplier of premium grass seed, offers retailers the ideal partnership to meet this demand, boost sales and create champion-worthy lawns.
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28/06/2024
Danny Negus Courts Success with MM50 at Devonshire Park
Danny Negus has been spearheading the grounds maintenance efforts at Devonshire Park in Eastbourne since 2016.
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