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The National Turfgrass Research Foundation’s inaugural Golf Classic is coming up in less than a month as a means to raise funds to support turfgrass research across Canada.

The event will be played Monday, Aug. 17 at the Credit Valley Golf & Country Club in Mississauga, with a 9:30 a.m. shotgun start.

The tournament will feature lunch and beverages served on...


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The grower of the natural grass surface inside BC Place Stadium during the recent FIFA World Cup tournament says it was an exciting time for him to be part of Canadian history.

Bert Bos, owner of Abbotsford-based Bos Sod Farms, told Farms.com he was pleased to have played a role in the event’s success.

He received the contract to grow the specialty turf...


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Plenty of discussion has taken place in the aftermath of the recent FIFA World Cup tournament from professional football circles.

Inspired by the use of natural grass for the soccer games, which were played primarily in NFL and CFL stadiums, many of which ordinarily have artificial turf, football players and officials have marvelled at the resiliency of the natural gra...


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Two young entrepreneurs, living in two different parts of Ontario, have turned their ambitions into thriving landscaping businesses.

A then 19-year-old Orillia youth has turned Nuscape Landscaping into a seven-figure, full-service business that includes landscaping, hardscaping and a garden store. Orillia Matters reports Dustyn Pilger, now 27, founded his busi...


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While a Mississauga resident recently won his court case against the city over his refusal to mow his “naturalized” lawn, others wishing to maintain a similar yard haven’t been as lucky.

A Napanee, Ont. resident has been ordered to mow her lawn which is deemed to be in violation of a municipal bylaw. The Napanee Beaver reports she has purposely grown native pl...


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