CitraBlue® St. Augustine, the new grass released by the University of Florida has some of the best shade tolerance for a St. Augustine on the market today. Jim Shaffer, a resident in High Point neighborhood in Brooksville, FL shares his satisfaction with his CitraBlue lawn. As a retired golf course superintendent who bought a house… Read more »
Sodmasters Turf Farm, a licensed sod producer in Montrose, GA has been growing Innovation® Zoysiagrass for the past four years. With an initial 13 acres and later expanding to 42 acres, their commitment to progress and excellence in cultivating this exceptional new turfgrass variety has yielded impressive results. Sodmasters and a number of sod farms… Read more »
After several years of small plot testing and acreage expansion, Celebration Hybrid™ Bermudagrass is now being installed at a number of golf courses in Florida for larger testing and evaluation for possible future renovations. This is the next major step for the Celebration Hybrid program to continue building awareness of the brand and getting it… Read more »
After 1,362 days of construction, the highly-anticipated PGA Frisco Resort in Frisco, TX, officially opened its doors on May 2, 2023. The new headquarters for the PGA of America, in partnership with Omni Hotels & Resorts, the City of Frisco and the Frisco Independent School District, is set to become a major attraction for golf… Read more »
Did you know that the turfgrass in your yard can serve as a food source for pollinators? Dr. Karen Harris-Shultz, a research geneticist with the USDA Agricultural Research Service in Tifton, GA, is leading the charge in the finding that many grasses, even some turfgrasses, can serve as a pollen food source for bees and… Read more »
On June 21, Sod Solutions joined forces with Kress and SatQuote to host a Turf & Tech open house event for Charleston area landscapers. The event showcased Sod Solutions turfgrass varieties, SatQuote measuring, and estimation software, and Kress battery equipment technology and robotics. The gathering was held at the Sod Solutions office in Awendaw, where… Read more »
On June 14, a Sola™ St. Augustinegrass Field Day was held at Oakland Plantation Turf Farm in Council, NC. The event gathered over 20 sod producers from across the Carolinas and as far away as Texas to learn about this new variety. The purpose of the event was to showcase the new turfgrass variety to… Read more »
Just a week after celebrating his 65th birthday, a man well-known in the North Carolina turfgrass industry, John Williams, retired from Oakland Plantation after working as the farm manager for 20 years. He started his role at the farm in May 2003 after spending the previous two decades as a golf course superintendent. Oakland Plantation’s… Read more »
Star Turf Farms is a well-recognized sod business in Florida known for its superior quality and longtime farming operations established across the region. What started as a 600-acre cattle-grazing farm has now grown to 30,000 acres. The dedication behind this turfgrass operation and the people running the business are a testament to their success. History… Read more »
Sod Solutions traveled to Portland, Maine for the 33rd Annual Turf and Ornamental Communicators Association (TOCA) Meeting during the last week of April and brought home eight communications awards. Competing among some of the most reputable turfgrass industry marketing companies and publications, Sod Solutions won three First Place Awards and five Merit Awards. First Place… Read more »
