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Bicentennial Park in Miami  http://turfgrass.com/bicentennial/
The people's park, paid for in the 1972 "Parks for People" bond issue.  Where's the park?  Where are the people?

Fake rake (Patent not pending)  http://turfgrass.com/planting/rake.html
Useful way of recycling old boards and actually getting the most level lawn.

Images of turfgrass Group 1  http://turfgrass.com/pics/
Miscellaneous photos related to turfgrass, in no particular order.

Images of turfgrass Group 2  http://turfgrass.com/pics/group2.html
Miscellaneous photos related to turfgrass, in no particular order.

In Praise of Bluegrass, John James Ingalls  http://turfgrass.com/ingalls/
"Lying in the sunshine among the buttercups and dandelions of May . . . Grass is the forgiveness of Nature, her constant benediction . . ."

Profiles of weeds:  green kyllinga  http://turfgrass.com/weeds/kyllinga.html
Short, mat-forming sedge that inhabits moist areas, particularly in golf and sports turf, as well as occasionally lawns.

Pumping capacity and water restrictions   http://turfgrass.com/pumping/
How much landscape can be irrigated by a pump running X hours per week?  Online calculator tells you if your pump is big enough to provide during water use restrictions.

Straight answers on water for the St. Augustine lawn  http://turfgrass.com/water/
Discussion to the point of getting your lawn through the drought.

Wind and turf   http://turfgrass.com/wind/
Shows how much wind speed can vary during the day, also how predictable it is.

  
Useful and unusual external turf sites

The American Lawn:  Surface of Everyday Life, by Georges Teyssot (ed.)

Books on turf by Sleeping Bear Press  A selection of books primarily for the professional turf manager, including sports field construction, IPM handbook for golf course superintendents, and many others.

British Lawn Mower Museum  Don't miss the greens horse mower.

Equal Rights  National Lawn Care Now!  A parody.

FloridaTurf.com  Warm-season turf information, St. Augustinegrass, bahiagrass, bermudagrass, zoysiagrass.

Golf Putting Green Construction Manual for Backyard Golf  Build a bentgrass putting green in the back yard. Based on the author's personal experience.

The grass is always greener  "The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence:   An American proverb of discontent."

Guelph Turf Institute  Turfgrass Links--slick site, with frames.

The Lawn  Thomas Jefferson's dream lawn lives on at the University of Virginia.  Interactive tour.

Lawn and order  Turf wars?  Neighbor won't cut the grass?  John Marshall Law Review looks at the law and the natural lawn movement?

Mole Cricket page Univ. Florida Entomology and Nematology Department's mole cricket knowledge base.

Turgrass Science  On the Open Directory Project.

TurfScience.com  It's about research and education, and it's about South Florida.

ASSOCIATIONS:

ASGCA The American Society of Golf Course Architects.

FTGA Florida Turfgrass Association; many links.

GCSAA Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, Education Department.

IA The Irrigation Association, also the most pleasing website I've ever found, both functional and artistic.

NGF National Golf Foundation.

NTEP National Turfgrass Evaluation Program.

PLCAA Professional Lawn Care Association of America. (This link is frequently down.)

STMA Sports Turf Managers Association.

TPI Turfgrass Producers International (formerly ASPA, American Sod Producers Association).

USGA Green Section Links, information on golf course construction, sanctuary program, green speed, etc.

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