Sustainable turf now sold at Haskins four garden centres   (posted 05/05/2009)

Turf grown using totally sustainable methods has gone on sale at Haskins four garden centres in the South.

The family owned business is now stocking ecoTurf at its centres in Longham near Ferndown, West End (Southampton) and Roundstone and Snowhill in West Sussex.

Haskins began selling the ‘green friendly’ turf at Longham last autumn before deciding to extend it to the company’s three other centres.

The turf is grown at Eco Sustainable Solutions’ Parley site in Dorset. The company produces about 500,000 m2 of turf annually.

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.

Justin Dampney, Eco’s Business Development Manager, said the turf operation was “as environmentally friendly as you can get.”

He added: “All our turf is grown to the high standards set out by the Turfgrass Growers Association. We’re delighted Haskins is now selling ecoTurf at all its garden centres.”

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Picture caption: Totally sustainable: Alison Budd, Eco’s Turf Manager, and Justin Dampney, Business Development Manager, inspect the ecoTurf now on sale at Haskins four garden centres.

Editor’s Note: Founded in 1994, Eco annually processes 150,000 tonnes of material on its 14-acre site at Parley, Dorset. End products include turf, enriched topsoil, compost and woodchip. The company, which employs 32 staff, was named KPMG Company of the Year in the 2008 Dorset Business Awards.

For more information please contact: Justin Dampney, Business Development Manager, Eco Sustainable Solutions, on 01202 593601 or Andrew Diprose, PR Account Director, Deep South Media on 01202 534487.