Grass Clippings

Secretary of Oxford Union carpeted after being caught wrestling naked on croquet lawn ... for the second time

A top Oxford University student has been caught wrestling naked on the college croquet lawn - for the second time this term.

Ben Tansey - secretary of the historic Oxford Union - was seen rolling around with two rugby pals in the middle of his posh college's quad.

Neglected Lawns gives British Bumblebees a Buzz

HARPENDEN Gardeners who neglect their lawns and flower beds could be helping to preserve the British bumblebee, research suggests.

The National Bumblebee Nest Survey found that bees, which are essential for the pollination of crops and wild plants, prefer long grass and sprouting weeds to neat lawns.

Ginger the Grass Plant heads South

Ginger and his grass plant mates were off again, the driver of the lorry with a belly full of bacon and eggs.  Heading down the very slow M1 motorway to an unknown destination.

Carbon-offsetting to fund Parks

A “revolutionary” kind of funding for parks will lever in private money from the £8bn carbon-offset market, improving the market’s poor image.

Parks charity GreenSpace set up the national project last week, aiming to tackle climate change through better parks management.

Grass Plants seen with Snorkels

The recent rather wet weather and unfortunate floods around the country, prompts us to write about flooded lawns and sports fields.  Numerous sports fields are under many feet of water and will continue to be so for many weeks.

Grass plants are so much tougher than you will give then credit for, so surviving under water for a week or so is not a major problem.

Ginger the Grass Plant takes on Harry Potter

Well not quite but it could be the next best selling book or blockbuster at the cinema..

Today is the launch of the Diary of 'Ginger the Grass Plant' and his mates that make up a local lawn.  A bit like Bridget Jones Diary without the mention of trying to bed men, drinking and smoking and making a fool of your self in public sliding down Fire Station poles.

The diary will be filled with intrigue and mystery, with shock horror stories of starvation and abuse by his Guardians.  It will be filled with fun and frolics about Ginger and his numerous lawn mates that periodically visit to either terrorise Ginger and his friends or play with them in the garden.

The Lawn Society seeks affiliation with Sports Turf Research Institute

The Lawn Society is currently seeking Trade Affiliation with the Sports Turf Research Institute, known as The STRI, based in Bingley, West Yorkshire.  Visit their web site www.stri.org.uk

The STRI is the independent market leader in turf grass research and agronomy. It is the UK's national centre for consultancy in Sports & Amenity Turf and a recognised world centre for research. What they do not know about turf is anybodies question....

The STRI's research continues to shape the future golf courses and playing surfaces of the sports turf industry. As a major international turf grass research centre, STRI has 75 years of unequalled scientific and practical experience.

United States make watering your lawn compulsory

This article spotted on the BBC website initially made me laugh. Afterwards it made me think a little and then made me laugh again.

What is the world coming to? One minute, gardeners and especially lawn owners are being told to conserve water and only use it on essential items and then the American police wander round bashing pensioners for not watering their lawns.

Anyway, here's the story in full.

It could only happen in America!