Amenity Grass

See Amenity Turf.

  Amenity Turf

Amenity grassland surfaces are natural grass surfaces which can be defined as “all grass with recreational, functional or aesthetic value and of which agricultural productivity is not the primary aim”. Sports turf may also sometimes be classed as a type of amenity turf, although sports turf is excluded within the definition of amenity turf in BS7370-03. It is also referred to as amenity grassland. See also ‘Crop Definitions List’. This amenity grass definition can be further expressed as that which “improves the quality of an area by contributing to the physical or material comfort of users (a

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  Amenity Turf Categories

Amenity turf can be categorised according to the two main criteria of minimum height settings of mower and maximum heights of growth. A range of other measurable criteria are also used to describe each category in more detail, a selection of which are identified in this guide. The categories of turf can also be matched to a range of different of functional applications. BS7370-3 recognises 9 main different categories of amenity turf: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and J.To achieve the range of criteria with the standard for any particular category, on a consistent year-round basis, may be unrealistic

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  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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  Amenity Turf Category D

This has a minimum height setting of a mower of 25mm and a maximum recommended height of vegetative growth of 50-75mm. This category of turf will typically cut weekly or fortnightly during the main growing season, with a slight increase in frequency to weekly or every ten-days during peak growth periods. It can be suitable for a general ornamental lawn use, urban verges, recreational grounds, housing estates and similar. It will be cut with either a cylinder mower, or a rotary mower and clippings mostly being let fly and returned to the surface.

  Amenity Turf Category E

This has a minimum height setting of a mower of 50mm and a maximum recommended height of vegetative growth of 100mm. This category of turf will typically cut fortnightly during the main growing season, with a slight increase in frequency to every ten-days during peak growth periods. It can be suitable for recreational grounds, housing estates or similar and areas in water engineering, such as flood banks. It will be cut with either a cylinder mower, or a rotary mower and all clippings will be let fly and returned to the surface.

  Amenity Turf Category F

This has a minimum height setting of a mower of 75mm and a maximum recommended height of vegetative growth of 150mm. This category of turf will typically cut every 3 to 4 weeks. It can be suitable for areas in water engineering, such as flood banks or in woodland settings or country parks. It will be cut with either a rotary mower, flail mower or reciprocating knife mower and all clippings will be let fly and returned to the surface. The desirable grass species will be quite varied depending on what is aiming to be achieved, so, any turfgrasses could be considered depending upon the situat

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  Amenity Turf Category G

This has a minimum height setting of a mower of 100mm and a maximum recommended height of vegetative growth of 250mm. This category of turf will typically cut every 4 to 6 weeks. It can be suitable for areas designated as just rough turf and also for rural roadside verges. It will be cut with either a rotary mower, flail mower or reciprocating knife mower and all clippings will be let fly and returned to the surface.