Tag: NorthBridge Bermudagrass

NorthBridge® Bermuda a Stand Out for the Crimson Tide’s Baseball Stadium

Sewell-Thomas Stadium, also known as “The Joe”, opened in March 1948 as the home field for the University of Alabama baseball team. In 2015 the stadium underwent a complete modernization renovation and following the makeover, switched to NorthBridge® Bermudagrass. Athletic Grounds Director Jon Dewitt loves the recuperative ability that NorthBridge displays along with its color… Read more »

Georgia’s McLemore Club Features Two Top Performing Bermudagrasses

The McLemore Golf Course and Country Club, located on Lookout Mountain in Rising Fawn, GA sought a cold-tolerant grass with early green-up. In 2019, the club began a course and driving range renovation selecting two different bermudagrasses that favor each other.

Sporting Kansas City Finding Success with NorthBridge® Bermudagrass

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When MLS team Sporting Kansas City debuted Children’s Mercy Park stadium in 2011, being in a “transition zone” area of the country where weather extremes are the norm, the club started with bluegrass as its surface. Over time, the club realized the need for a warm-season grass type and switched over to NorthBridge® Bermudagrass, which… Read more »

Chief Among Grasses: NorthBridge® Shines at Arrowhead Stadium

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NorthBridge® Bermudagrass is the turfgrass of choice at Arrowhead Stadium, home of the Kansas City Chiefs in Kansas City, MO. Excellent Cold Tolerance & Aggressive Rooting Arrowhead Stadium made the switch to NorthBridge® Bermudagrass in 2013. NorthBridge has excellent cold tolerance, aggressive rooting, rapid recovery and early spring green-up. Each year the stadium hosts eight… Read more »

The Increasing Demand for Warm Season Grasses in California

The California turfgrass industry has seen a major transition from cool-season grasses to warm-season grasses in recent years. Larry LeMay, President and seed buyer of A-G Sod Farms said they have witnessed this steadily over time. A-G’s California farm locations are in Moreno Valley, Palmdale, Fresno and Stockton. “Twenty years ago, at our Fresno farm,… Read more »

The Best Grass for Sports

Tennessee Neyland Stadium

In recent months, collegiate and professional sports have resumed play after much of 2020 was spent waiting on the sidelines due to the Covid-19 pandemic postponing or cancelling seasons. As players and coaches get back on the field to compete, it’s important to make sure they step back onto high-quality sports fields. Finding what variety… Read more »