‘Sustainable’ turf goes on sale at Dorset garden centre  (posted 04/09/2008)

Turf grown using totally sustainable methods has gone on sale at one of Dorset’s biggest garden centres.

Haskins Garden Centre at Longham is the latest retailer to stock ecoturf.

The turf is grown just three miles away by Eco Sustainable Solutions at Parley.

Compost produced on-site by Eco is used in the growing process.

As well as making the turf sustainable it also enhances its abilities to be drought tolerant and hard wearing.

The turf is grown on 400 acres of sandy loam soil, offering excellent drainage and allowing Eco to cut virtually all year round.

The nutrient rich compost used by Eco is particularly successful at replenishing the soil harvested during the turf process.

Andy Hill, Eco’s Sales and Marketing Director, said: “This turf has probably the greenest credentials available anywhere as our turf operation is totally sustainable and environmentally friendly.

“We’re delighted that Haskins Garden Centre has joined the growing number of customers, including landscapers and sports suppliers, now choosing to stock or use the product.”

Ian Feltham, Product Group Buyer, Haskins Garden Centres Ltd, said: “I’ve been very pleased with the introduction of Eco’s turf into our centres.

“Customers have responded well and sales have been excellent. It’s good to be working together with a local company who are so environmentally aware.”

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Picture caption: Totally sustainable: Alison Budd, Eco’s Turf Manager, inspects the ecoturf with Ian Feltham of Haskins Garden Centre.

Editor’s Note: Founded in 1994, Eco Sustainable Solutions is one of the UK’s leading organics recycling firms, annually processing 140,000 tonnes of material on its 14-acre site at Parley, Dorset. End products include turf, enriched topsoil, compost and woodchip.

For more information please contact: Andy Hill, Sales and Marketing Director, Eco Sustainable Solutions, on 01202 593601 or Andrew Diprose, PR Account Director, Deep South Media on 01202 534487.