Aftercare
The maintenance of a newly seeded or turfed area which helps in its establishment and development. Activities which might be typically considered include
protecting the area by the use of barriers, ropes, or similar;
hand weeding to prevent and reduce competition to the young sward;
a light top-dressing to aid knitting in of turf or protecting exposed seed or reseeded areas which didn’t germinate satisfactorily first time around;
an appropriate fertiliser to aid strong development, but not excessive leaf growth;
regular watering to prevent seed or turf from drying out;
a light topping o
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Agile Business
The ability to rapidly, effectively and efficiently respond to changing conditions and customer requirements, especially in relation to changing industry pressures and requirements, which are often influenced by political, economic and social drivers.
Embedded agility includes, a flexible and well-trained workforce, with readily adaptable working practices, knowledge sharing and collaborative work ethic and decision making as a standard model, utilising innovations to improve productivity and quality outcomes, encouraging continuous improvements throughout an organisation, being able to red
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Agronomic Data
Any data which can be considered relevant to the management of a grass sward. Collection, monitoring, analysis and evaluation of this data helps to improve the decision-making process for a wide range of management requirements including cost-effectiveness, sustainability, surface quality, carrying capacity, maintenance practices or renovation requirements.
Agronomic data might include available nutrient status of a soil, soil pH, the selection of nutrients or fertilisers, grass leaf nutrient analysis, pesticide selection, species analysis, soil texture, soil structure, soil hydraulic cond
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Agronomy
Soil and plant management through the application of scientific principles.
Amendment
1. An alteration to a document, product or service for a defined purpose. This will typically mean, in turf care, the addition of a material to a turf surface, or the soil, with the purpose of improving it in some way. For example: Amending the turf by the application of an acidic fertiliser to lower surface pH levels; or to hollow tine a surface to reduce thatch levels; or to incorporate sand into a soil to help improve aeration and drainage potential.
2. An effect that changes the text of an existing piece, or meaning, of legislation. An example is, The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (Amendment) Regulations 2004.
Amenity
Something which is a feature, characteristic or facility. This provides a beneficial contribution to an individual or individuals, club, community, an organisation, or local wildlife.
Amenity Horticulture
Outdoor spaces and features in which leisure, recreational and sporting activities can be satisfied. Activities might be physical or through engagement with the mind, with significant health and well-being benefits being gained from the enjoyment of amenity horticulture.
Amenity Turf Category A
This has a minimum height setting of a mower of 10mm and a maximum recommended height of vegetative growth of 15mm. This category of turf will typically cut twice a week during the main growing season, with three cuts a week being more likely during peak growth periods. It can be suitable for a fine, close mown, ornamental lawn use, being cut with a cylinder mower and clippings mostly being boxed off. This category of lawn would be quite rare and probably restricted to elite commercially maintained lawns and extremely few elite domestic lawns, although for the latter the use of a category B tu
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Amenity Turf Category B
This has a minimum height setting of a mower of 15mm and a maximum recommended height of vegetative growth of 25mm. This category of turf will typically cut once a week during the main growing
season, with two cuts a week being more likely during peak growth periods. This category of turf is divided into two sub-categories: B1 and B2, depending on whether clippings are mainly boxed off and removed (B1) or let fly and returned to the lawn (B2). Category B1 can be suitable for a fine ornamental lawn use, and category B2 would be suitable for other ornamental turf surfaces. All category B turf w
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Amenity Turf Category C
This has a minimum height setting of a mower of 20mm and a maximum recommended height of vegetative growth of 50mm. This category of turf will typically cut once a week to every ten days during the main growing season, with up to two cuts a week being more likely during peak growth periods. This category of turf is divided into two sub-categories: C1 and C2, depending on whether clippings are mainly boxed off and removed (C1) or let fly and returned to the surface (C2). All category C turf can be suitable for general ornamental lawn use, urban verges, recreational grounds, housing estates and
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