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Artificial lawns scoring points with Edmonton’s eco-set

Artificial grass used to look so … artificial, with its short, shiny, too-perfect blades, of Palmolive green. Although it revolutionized the playing field, it was a bust in the backyard, not only for esthetic reasons, but because of the cost. Now, recent innovations in manufacturing, esthetics and the eco-factor are making homeowners, and especially condo boards, take notice.

My Job: groundskeeper keeps field in shape

Some might say Sam Petersen has the "diamond touch." Petersen, head groundskeeper at Fargo (ND) Newman Outdoor Field, oversees the maintenance of the baseball field serving as home to the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks and North Dakota State University.

Turf plan tests Collinsville spending priorities

Some Collinsville parents and teachers are questioning spending $1 million for a high school football field when a district elementary school holds classes in a trailer and another school's library is housed in a closet.

Mississippi field sprigs hybrid bermuda

The Spriggs Football League in Laurel, MS will have something new this fall. A new turf has been installed at the football field at Oak Park. Hybrid Bermuda grass has been put down at the legendary field. "We re-sprigged the field," Recreation Director Elvin Ulmer said Friday afternoon. "This new turf was done by Mississippi Grass out of Hattiesburg. It took 4 hours to do it with only two people."

All hail municipal fields!

The National Recreation and Parks Association is encouraging people everywhere to make sure kids get out into the parks this summer for some good old-fashioned recreation, and that includes sports like soccer and baseball and softball.
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