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British Seed Houses

Camp Road
Witham St Hughs
Lincoln
Lincolnshire
LN6 9QJ

Tel: 01522 868714
Fax: 01522 868382
Email: seeds@bshlincoln.co.uk
Website: www.britishseedhouses.co.uk
Contact: Jon Chippendale

British Seed Houses is active on several fronts in the amenity sector with a whole range of Grade A seed and fertiliser products for sports grounds, golf courses, parklands, landscaped civic areas, highway projects and reclamation sites.

Quick establishment, greater persistence, wear tolerance, shoot density and low maintenance are just some of the grass characteristics incorporated in the various seed products; characteristics that have allowed British Seed Houses to secure prestigious seeding contracts in the home market, Europe and further afield.

The IGER Advantage

Central to the development of British Seed Houses' seed mixtures is a unique relationship with the UK's only amenity grass breeding programme at the Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research (IGER) near Aberystwyth. Since 1988, plant breeders at IGER have been working exclusively with British Seed Houses to develop new and improved amenity grass cultivars for commercial use. The programme has already delivered AberElf and AberImp, varieties that have become established UK industry benchmark perennial ryegrasses combining high wear tolerance with exceptional shoot density. Wimbledon sows a 100% ryegrass mixture of AberImp (50%) and AberElf (50%) to improve court wear and playability.

The latest development is SO-GREEN - the innovative new grass that stays green all year round. Both seed and turf are available for 2003.

IGER trials comparing So-Green with normal turf have clearly demonstrated that turf growers and landscapers can expect better keeping quality, reduced yellowing and improved summer and winter greenness from turf based on 'stay green' grass. AberNile - the ryegrass component in SO-GREEN is also particularly resistant to crown rust.

UK Born and Bred

For groundsmen with the scope to enhance the visual appeal of the sporting environment, British Seed Houses markets a range of wild flora mixtures using seed of UK origin only.

The wild flora mixtures have been developed using the National Vegetation Classification. Use of these popular mixtures in country parks, highway verges, reclamation sites, woodland walks and picnic areas has greatly enhanced a wide range of environments. Each high quality mixture is marketed with expert advice on establishment, maintenance and long-term management.

Join our Club

Turfgrass professionals trading with British Seed Houses can now benefit from the 'Grade A' training and educational credit scheme supported by BIGGA, IOG, STRI, LANTRA, BAGMA and the TGA.

Designed to encourage continuing high standards of turfgrass industry professionalism, the training credit scheme (TCS) is the key benefit on offer to customers joining the British Seed Houses Grade A Club. Grade A Club members build up credit points that can be redeemed for discount off the price of training courses and materials available from BIGGA, IOG, STRI, LANTRA, BAGMA and the TGA. The level of discount is related to the value of Grade A seed mixture business done with the company, although customers purchasing the Avalon and Providence cultivars - and the British Seed Houses' compound granular fertilisers - also qualify for credit points.

For further information contact:

British Seed Houses

Camp Road, Witham St Hughs, Lincoln
Lincolnshire LN6 9QJ

Tel: 01522 868714
Fax: 01522 868382
E-mail: seeds@bshlincoln.co.uk
Contact: Jon Chippendale

or use our Online Enquiry Form
or visit our website: www.britishseedhouses.co.uk

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