Category Archives: Grounds + Sports Turf

Blending With The Neighborhood

Foothill College's new and award-winning softball field. Photos Courtesy Verde Design, Inc.

Sometimes, the biggest concern is not keeping up with the neighbors–it’s keeping a profile so low they barely know you’re there. When Verde Design Inc. of Santa Clara, Calif., began designing a new softball stadium for Foothill College, the facility … Continue reading

Posted in Departments, Grounds + Sports Turf, Issues, May 2013, Parks and Rec Business, PRB Top Stories | Leave a comment

Make Filter Media Last

How often should you backwash your pool's filter? Hawthorne Gospel Church, Hawthorne, NJ

Like any other pool component, filter media must be maintained to ensure a long and productive life. But what exactly does that mean? Are pool operators doing what is expected to stretch every dollar to capacity? Take a look at … Continue reading

Posted in April 2013, Departments, Grounds + Sports Turf, Issues, Parks and Rec Business | 2 Comments

Welcome To Downers Grove

Golfers have been enjoying the course for 120 years.

Scotland is known as the birthplace of golf because it is believed the sport was first played there in 1774. However, the game was not introduced to North America until the late 19th century. In fact, one might be surprised … Continue reading

Posted in Departments, Grounds + Sports Turf, Issues, March 2013, Parks and Rec Business | Leave a comment

Going Green On The Rooftop!

The green roof at the Nicholas Conservatory and Gardens in Rockford, Ill., provides beauty and sustainability.

Visitors to Nicholas Conservatory & Gardens in Rockford, Ill., have been seeing plenty of green—not on the ground—but on the roof. Construction of a 4,300-square-foot green-roof garden at the conservatory began in July 2012 and was completed in August 2012. … Continue reading

Posted in Departments, February 2013, Grounds + Sports Turf, Issues, Parks and Rec Business | Leave a comment

Striping For Several Sports

Multisport fields need to be marked for all uses. Photo Courtesy of Synthetic Turf International, Division of Controlled
Products LLC, Dalton, GA

With the identity crisis they face, multi-sport fields could spend the entire playing season on a therapist’s couch. At the very least, they could wind up in a sports-medicine clinic from over-use injuries. One day, they’re hosting lacrosse. Later that … Continue reading

Posted in Departments, Grounds + Sports Turf, Issues, January 2013, Parks and Rec Business | 1 Comment