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We are getting there!

The media frenzy since the Chelsea Flower Show has been rather overwhelming and Mike has been very busy talking to various publications.

The essence is we have hit a nerve about the lack of lawns at Chelsea and it looks like there could be some changes. We will keep you posted.

In the meantime, today we linked our Grass Clippings blog over to the main site at The Lawn Society.
In a way our site is still in beta and as it develops we would love your interaction.

In the coming weeks we shall be adding a series of PDF files that will be brimming with tips and advice built up over many years through tried and tested methods and research.

The Lawn Society slide tackles Chelsea

In a move set to put the 'Great' into the British Lawn,  Mike Seaton Founder of the Lawn Society, has fired a broadside across the bows of the organisers at the Chelsea Flower Show by insisting that Lawns, the centre feature of nearly every garden, be added as a category at the world famous show.

Mike quite rightly insists that lawns have been treated by the Royal Horticultural Society as the poor relation and, whilst the society pushes hard the importance of trees, shrubs and plants, they ignore on of the major drivers of the horticultural industry.

Lawns, the great British passion

Whilst the ladies feverishly tend the borders and pots around the garden the gentlemen are more interested in the quality of the sward that for them is the eternal centre of the universe.

Ok!, a little bit of a dramatical entry to this post but is genuinely nearly always the case.

British men have a near obsession with creating that perfect but seemingly un-obtainable perfect lawn.

Safe Spraying with a shrouded boom

Turf care operators have been governed by regulations under COSSH and the environmental protection act for a long time but these rules have not extended themselves to the home gardener although a duty of care remains and you could answer to a negligence case if you polluted a water course etc.

What about the moral issues and perhaps more importantly the wife's bedding plants which soften the edges to your lawn?

Create a disciplined cutting regime

The staff here at Grass Clipping, the blog for The Lawn Society, are made up of turf care professionals.

With this experience behind us we know, when we see some good advice that it is worth reproducing it here for our readers.

This article from The Greenkeeper Magazine highlights the advantages and benefits when you choose the right machine to get a job done.

London gets a new Park

In a move designed to highlight open spaces in the City, Trafalgar square has seen a makeover with the laying of over 2000 square metres of turf.

The turf has been shipped in from the Vale of York and will remain in Trafalgar square for two days to allow visitors the chance to taste open spaces in the 'Village of London' before it is lifted and moved to Bishops Park in Hammersmith and Fulham.

Pitchcare ponders!

Pitchcare is one of the most extensively used resources on the internet for the turf care professional. If you are an amateur working on a bowling green or private lawn you need not feel excluded and it is a must to sign up.

The forum is a great place to listen to goon solid and grounded advice on all subjects from insect control to products and materials.

The Institute of Groundsmanship

If you are a turfcare professional or part time enthusiast then membership to the Institute of Groundsmanship is an absolute must.

Established in 1934 by the grass roots themselves it has assumed the role of gaurdian to all dedicated industry professionals involved in greenkeeping, horticulture, turfculture and amenity management.

The website just gets better and better and is packed with links and resources and should be a point of reference for advice and information.

The Lawn Society Launched

May sees the start of a new web based resource and advice site in the shape of The Lawn Society, a brainchild of creator Mike Seaton it is intended for lawn lovers everywhere who just want good solid and dependable advice.

The lawn society will be an independent one stop place for reference and information which, as it involves will generate tips, advice, techniques and methodology.

Welcome to Grass Clippings

Hello, and welcome to the new resource for anyone, both amateur and professional who has an interest in anything to to do with grass.

It does not matter if you maintain a top class golf course or a 100 square metre lawn we hope to have something for everyone.

As our new site evolves we want you to participate and contribute so don't be shy. Send us emails or comment on any post.

Best wishes - the Team!