Keep off the grass: Research confirms that highly manicured lawns produce more greenhouse …

Keep off the grass: Research confirms that highly manicured lawns produce more greenhouse …

A well-kept lawn has a special place in the hearts of many a house-proud gardener. It has been described as Britain's “greatest contribution to the …
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Well-kept lawns 'causing climate change' by boosting greenhouse gas emissions

Well-kept lawns are contributing to climate change by emitting more greenhouse gases than what they soak up, a study has found. Published in the …
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Albert Road Park campaigners rally to protect the croquet lawns

A park which contains Reading's only croquet club now has an action group to defend it from having a new school built there. SAVE Albert Road Park …
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UK research finds pesky lawn weeds good for pollinators

UK research finds pesky lawn weeds good for pollinators

Lawns in the study were comprised of about 30 percent weeds. … In addition, UK researchers tested whether bee species collected in urban and …
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Skunks 'invade' Granite Bay, California neighborhood and leave lawns a mess

A gang of stinking skunks has been terrorizing an upscale California neighborhood, destroying lawns and spraying residents as they try to get the …
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Travellers park their luxury caravans on Hove seafront littering lawns with rubbish

Travellers park their luxury caravans on Hove seafront littering lawns with rubbish

The group – who arrived in about 10 vehicles – parked up on Hove Lawns in East Sussex immediately sparking complaints from passers-by of rubbish …
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Lawn looking a bit lacklustre? A scarifier could be the answer – Hayter are encouraging …

September 02, 2014, London, UK. Press Dispensary. Regularly scarifying a lawn to remove old grass stems, dead moss etc that builds up into a dense …
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Lawn care franchise TruGreen welcomes West Yorkshire recruit

Nationwide lawn care chain TruGreen has ramped up its franchise drive with the addition of new franchisee Darren White to its West Yorkshire territory …
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Turf removal in parched California, at a glance

Turf removal in parched California, at a glance

In some areas, at least half of the daily water use is for lawns and outdoor landscaping, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.
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Californians tear out lawns to cope with drought

(AP) Rick Blankenship was tired of an insatiable lawn he couldn't keep green, no matter how he watered it, so he decided to tear it out. Three years …
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University of Kentucky researchers studying environmental impacts of lawns

UK doctoral student Kenneth Cropper takes measurements in one of the … of grasses and plants commonly found in residential lawns in Kentucky.
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Wimbledon – Relaxed Murray ready to take another leap forward

Wimbledon – Relaxed Murray ready to take another leap forward

Winning at the All England Club is not easy, as any British tennis fan knows, but defending the title is something else, only legends Bjorn Borg, John …
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Corby tennis star Tyler put through his paces by Henman

… a lifetime dream when he smashed a forehand winner past a former Wimbledon semi-finalist on the manicured lawns of the All England Club.
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Tom Richmond: We need to raise our game rather than bask in glory

WHAT next for Yorkshire? How about an audacious bid to move 'Wimbledon' from the hallowed turf of the All England Lawn Tennis Club to the …
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Famous UK Topsoil Supplier Reports Significant Sales Growth Amidst Growing Awareness Around …

Famous UK Topsoil Supplier Reports Significant Sales Growth Amidst Growing Awareness Around …

According to the leading UK based topsoil supplier, Paynes Turf, people are becoming more aware around environmental issues and are buying …
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World Tennis News

Week 1 of the 128th Championships at Wimbledon have seen plenty of thrills and drama on the famous lawns of the All England Lawn Tennis Club.
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Tennis – Champion Murray ready for real battles to commence

No pesky upstarts trying to knock him off his perch, no tumbles on the lush lawns, no niggles from the back that needed surgery last year and no …
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Set for the gold cup at Cowdray

Set for the gold cup at Cowdray

England v South America in The St Regis International Cup Polo match on Lawns 2 at Cowdray Park Polo Club on Saturday 17 May 2014 …
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Tennis – Nadal overcomes first-round jitters

The world No.1, seeded two at Wimbledon, had lost his past three games on grass, going out in the first and second rounds at the All England Club in …
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Wimbledon lawns become a celebrity safari

To walk around the All England Club, to glance across at the Royal Box, is sometimes to feel as though you are in a celebrity safari park. To the extent …
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Supergrass! Artificial lawns firm predicts a bumper year

Supergrass! Artificial lawns firm predicts a bumper year

Artificial lawns firm predicts a bumper year … cultivated a network of licensed installers across the UK, and expected to install 250 artificial lawns every …
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Wimbledon – Nadal ready for another dangerous liaison with Wimbledon

A champion at the All England Club in 2008 and 2010, memories of those joyous days when he lifted the gilded Challenge Cup now seem like a …
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Wimbledon 2014: How SW19 gave a country garden game to the world

“The All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club, Wimbledon, propose to hold a lawn tennis meeting, open to all amateurs, on Monday, July 9th and …
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