Sand Constructed Green
As with Parkland Greens these are suitable for low cost construction n farms (Green cost £7000 in materials and was built using sand from Lough Neagh-Scotts Emerson EMMA 1)
Maintenance
Construction date
August 1993
Sowing date
14 September 1993
Root zone
Type Emma 1 300mm
Construction
Herringbone drainage system using 80mm type at 5m centres
Stone carpet
100mm of 10mm T gravel
Polypropylene
3mm membrane, 10mm of 5mm stone
Seed mixture
- Chewings fescue-Festuca commutata 'Olivia'
- Chewings fescue-Festuca commutata 'Frida'
Bar crown
- Browntop Bent Agrostis tenuis 'Sefton'
- Browntop Bent Agrostis tenuis 'Egmont'
Peat
5 mm of fine grade horticultural peat
Fairways and Green surround seeds mixture
- Chewings fescue 'Olivia'
- Chewings fescue 'Frida'
- Slendercreeping red fescue 'Suzette''
- Strong creeping red fescue 'Boreal'
- Agrostis