Green space guardians - A career in parks, arboriculture and sports groundskeeping and management
11 May 2012 | by Graham Clarke
Whether maintaining parks, sports grounds or trees, the sector offers a wealth of opportunities, Graham Clarke reports.
Moles are widespread throughout Britain but absent from Ireland. Even small populations can damage sports turf, playing surfaces and amenity lawns, but control may not be necessary in less intensively used or managed areas. The damage is a side-effect of moles' subterranean lifestyle - they live on...
Whether maintaining parks, sports grounds or trees, the sector offers a wealth of opportunities, Graham Clarke reports.
With our ride-on mower test foiled by April's deluge, Sally Drury looks at three alternative mowing options.
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The latest kit can relieve compaction and improve water infiltration and drainage, says Sally Drury.
Better marketing and communication of horticultural job opportunities emerge as key targets from speakers at RHS event.
While lobbying for hosepipe ban concessions continues, the focus has turned to alleviating drought impact on sports facilities, Hannah Jordan reports.
The biting mouthparts of this large group of pests mean that all parts of the plant are at risk of attack.
Three rotaries and one flail mower put through their paces at Bridgwater College. Sally Drury reports.
How will models designed for different working locations cope under test conditions? Sally Drury finds out.



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