Turfhuggers Efforts Covered on TurfNet

John Reitman of TurfNet recently covered our efforts to create map markers for use in Scribblemaps free online mapping program. I've posted some article snippets below with a few extra notes. Thanks John.

"It’s not that David Phipps dislikes his arborculturist, but so much the better if the two do not have to meet prior to initiating any tree-management projects. In fact, it only makes sense not to waste time with face-to-face meetings if Phipps is able to communicate, down to the smallest detail, everything the arborculturist needs to know about upcoming tree work at Stone Creek Golf Club in Oregon City, Ore."

“I am able to mark particular trees, attach photos of the trees and the work that needs to be done,” Phipps said. “Then I can send the map to my arborculturist, who can go in and give me an estimate without ever coming here.” 

Consider Going "Blue" in Your Effort to Go "Green"

The resurgence of Dwarf Kentucky Bluegrass as an alternative to Creeping Bentgrass on golf course tees and fairways has received a great deal of attention over the last half decade. Newer varieties of Kentucky Bluegrass can withstand a much lower height of cut than their predecessors; Kentucky Bluegrass is a much less intensively managed turf species than Creeping Bent; and its ability to resist common turf diseases such as dollar spot, necrotic ring spot, fusarium and anthracnose is the bow that ties this neat little package all together.