Suffice it to say that we are doing our best to get things mowed and tidied up
Projects
This past week we were able to borrow an overseeder from our good friends at Countryview. This is Keith working on #8 fairway.
This is a close up of the seed in the slits
You might have noticed a few more trees on the inside of the dogleg on #1. The lone birch is close to becoming firewood, so we thought we would begin repopulating the hedge.
One of the big projects we embarked on last fall was a course wide
landscape renovation. We evaluated each bed, divided, pruned, and
reorganized plant material. The biggest offender was the bed located
behind the 18th green. It has been a thorn in our side for a while and a
complete facelift was the only answer.
A before shot
A pic from the ripping and tearing stage
The project involved removing the foot path, reorganizing plant material, and reducing the overall footprint of the bed itself.
The rough draft
A picture from this morning
An alternate angle
So far we are pleased with the results, we will continue to evaluate the bed as it matures and make corrections as needed.
You might of also noticed something missing from #9 green this spring. We removed the rear bunker and created a grass depression in it's place. The bunker was poorly designed from the get go and has proved to be a headache ever since...
This happened 4 times last season (twice in as many days in August) The bunker did not drain properly and the grade of the surrounding hill made the situation worse.
So we enlisted our good friend Lyle Robinson from Finishscapers to come and regrade the bunker and create a swale for the water to flow around the rear portion of the green.
The finish work and resodding begins
Getting closer...
The final product, no wash outs this summer!
So long story short, things have been busy here at the Meadow so far this season. We are slowly falling into our regular routine now and will be hitting our stride when our last student comes along at month's end. The greens are coming along nicely and are definitely rounding into form. There are no real big projects on the horizon for the near future. We will evaluate things closer to the fall and chose a few more things to work on then.
Thanks for reading.
