As the FIFA World Cup Brazil continues and teams from 32 nations compete, one thing is clear: the quality of the playing fields. By the time the World Cup reaches its conclusion, 12 stadiums will have hosted the 64 games. For some behind-the-scenes observers, the star performers are underfoot. Eleven of the twelve venues feature quality, licensed turfgrasses. Three stadiums... read more
Mini Fenway Park chose FIFA Preferred Producer GreenFields‘ TenCate turf system for its field in Quincy, Maine, to be installed by NET – Eastern Builders. Work began on the Fenway Park replica project in late April and is scheduled to be completed and ready for use in time for the field’s dedication to children on June 21. “We based our decision on the proven experience and... read more
More than 350 Ewing Irrigation employees and partners renovated St. Philip the Apostle Catholic School’s campus irrigation system and built a football field, community garden and outdoor entertainment area as a part of Ewing’s second annual PRIDE Project on April 15 in Dallas. Water efficiency, sustainability, education and safety were the focus of the PRIDE Project, a way the company... read more
Synthetic turf will be installed at Notre Dame Stadium, the University of Notre Dame football’s home field, in time for the 2014 season. Installation of a FieldTurf surface will begin following the university’s Commencement Weekend, May 16-18, and is aimed for an August completion. Annual commencement events and impending Campus Crossroads Project construction make ongoing maintenance of its grass field... read more
Comerica Park, home of the Detroit Tigers, traded in its patchwork-patterned turf for a new HGT Kentucky bluegrass field just one week before Opening Day and on the heels of a late-March snowfall. The Tigers’ grounds crew aimed to install a new field before the 2013 season and after Detroit’s Hockeytown Winter Festival, a winter event where the NHL installs... read more
