A busy end to the seeding season

Nov 2016.  Unseasonally warm weather during September & October has meant a busy end to the grass seeding season. We have managed to complete several projects including a first cut on the new grass before the weather took a turn for the worse.

Celebrating 25 Years in business.

The 1st  August 2016 marks the Celebration of 25 years in the landscaping business,operating throughout Lincolnshire and beyond. We've travelled as far North as Kilmarnoch in Scotland and as far South as Jersey in the Channel Islands. As specialist in site preparation, grass seeding and turfing works we've constructed golf courses, sportsfields & many domestic gardens / lawn areas. Sub-contracting on housing development sites, new schools, hospitals, prisons and airports over the years.

New lawns for new homes

April & May have been busy months working on new homes and replacing existing worn out lawn areas. The attached image is of a new turf lawn at Kirton Lindsey, we have also seeded and turfed lawn areas on homes at LIncoln, Humberston, Healing, Louth and Grimsby

Professional Lawn scarifier Added to equipment Range

As a result of several recent enquiries we have invested in a Professional lawn scarifier. We are now able to offer moss spraying, scarifying and over-seeding as an option to improve an existing lawn.

New Homes for Scunthorpe

Early October,  favourable weather allows us to complete the turfing of lawn areas for 4 new homes at Somervell Rd in Scunthorpe.

July & August Update

July has seen a reasonable amount of rainfall and combined with warm temperatures it has been ideal weather for grass seeding. Typically seed has germinated within 7-10 days of completion and been ready for first cut in 5 weeks. We completed new lawns in Boston, Healing, Waltham, Scunthorpe and Haxey. This photo is a new lawn area near Boston, Lincolnshire, having just had its first cut barely 5 weeks from the seeding date.

May & June ( warm & wet weather ideal for seeding / turfing)

May & June have seen both warm and wet weather which has been ideal for our grass seeding and turfing work. We've done various jobs in Market Rasen, Louth , Healing, Scunthorpe and Grimsby. The regular rain has given quick germination and establishment on seeded lawns. Turf lawns have quickly rooted and been ready for first cut in 2 to 3 weeks.  The attached image is of a development at Scawby, showing both seeded and turf areas completed during the same week, can you spot the difference??

Spring is here and it all GO!

March 2015 and Spring is here at last and its all systems go. We have already seeded 4 plots on a development site at Healing near Grimsby and completed the lawn areas on a new home at Fulstow near Louth. A return visit to Lincoln Gardens Primary school in Scunthorpe to roll and apply fertiliser to the playing field which we seeded last summer. We are now  booking jobs into May with enquiries from Lincoln, Market Rasen and Louth.

Its been a busy year.

Autumn has arrived and looking back 2014 has been a busy year. A considerable number of new build homes this year have had lawns turfed or seeded. We have re laid & replaced several old lawns big and small and also worked on local sports field projects and end of season renovation.

A busy start to 2014

The first week back in January we were appointed to supply and erect 750 metres of Oak Lincolnshire fencing along with 3 new field gates. The fencing was required to establish new boundary fencing on the property at Glentham and divide paddocks for horse grazing.

November 2013 Hedge planting at Eastoft.

Early November as soon as bare rooted hedging was available we were appointed to plant a new line of hedge at Boltgate near Eastoft.

The new perimeter  hedge over 450m long was composed of Native species to encourage wild life and planted in a double row to ensure quick establishment of a thick hedge line.

Newly seeded lawn area at Market Rasen establishes quickly.

September 2013 we were contracted to prepare and seed a new lawn area of approximately half an acre. The weather had been dry for several weeks and as a consequence the light soil had become very dry. Shortly after seeding was completed it rained heavily and showers fell over the following 2 weeks. Within 5 weeks the area was ready for its first cut. The Photo shows the area greening up after 2 weeks.

Community Sports project for Winterton Town Council

July 2013, Winterton Town Council commissioned Britcon to build a new Pavillion at the Newport Drive playing field. Sport England provided funding for this project which included changing rooms, showers and a function room. A Geothermal installation was used to provide heating for the new facility we were contracted to re-seed the trench lines and grass areas around the pavillion.

22 Years In Business

At 30th July 2013 Links Turf Layers are proud to celebrate 22 years in business. We would like to thank all our customers past & present for their business as well as our trusted suppliers & advisors for their support and expertise over the years.

Seeding works underway on new Lawns

Late April and we finally managed to start seeding some new lawn areas. The attached photo is of a formal lawn area at Legbourne near Louth. Since the picture was taken the seed has germinated and the area is green over now. I expect to be giving it a first cut early June.

We've also seeded lawn areas at Blyborough, Croxton & Waltham.

Poor weather gives a slow start to 2013

Our order book is filling up now we are into April  but unfortunately  the weather was far from Spring like during March.
  The attached photograph shows our compact tractor and stone burier working at Blyborough preparing a large back lawn area for seeding.

New lawns for new homes

New Lawns for New Homes

Despite the recent down turn in house building we have worked regularly on new homes during 2012 on several development sites in North & N. East Lincolnshire.

The photograph show plots on a development site in Waltham. All of these new front lawn areas were turfed giving  instant completion ready for the householders to move in. The larger back lawn areas were all seeded some weeks earlier and ready for first cut after about 6 weeks.

Anglian Water Hose Pipe Ban change

Good News ! Anglian Water have made changes to their hosepipe ban allowing customers to water newly seeded or turfed lawns for 28 days from the date of sowing or turfing.

  Whilst the recent rain has been welcomed by our customers we have recently seeded lawns for  changes to the hosepipe ban are a relief for many more. 

For those householders who have delayed turfing or re-turfing their lawns changes to the hosepipe ban rules will now allow them to water the turf for up to 28 days after it is laid. For full details check the Anglian water web site.

Where lawns are re-seeded or newly seeded the change states that the newly sown lawn area can be watered for 28 days from the date of sowing. This will allow our customers to make full use of the professional sprinkler we provide on loan to use when its not raining and thereby ensure quick establishment

KLASSIC Update

We have been asked to continue  cutting & collecting  the area until the end of this growing season which looks like being mid December 2011 due to the mild Autumn.

We will continue to monitor the site and advise as necessary during 2012 to ensure  KLASSIC  get the most from their investment and the new playing surface receives the appropriate maintenance work , fertiliser and spray chemicals in the Spring.

Links Turf Layers : 1991- 2011 20 Years in Business

At the end of August this year Links Turf Layers are proud to celebrate 20 years in business. From humble beginnings, working as a specialist turf laying contractor on golf course construction sites, the business has developed into a well equipped and skilled operation offering a variety of landscaping services.

Over the years we have worked as far North as Kilmarnock and as far south as Jersey in the Channel Islands. The core business remains grass seeding and turf laying services, our specialist equipment range now includes compact tractors, Rotadairon stone buriers , professional seeding, levelling and maintenance equipment enabling us to offer clients a comprehensive package of works.

During August  we added to our machinery range with a new Rotadairon RD 180 stone burier,  an Iseki SXG 19 , (a diesel 48 inch cut  machine with a 550 litre grass box for cut & collection of  new sportsfield areas) , and a HONDA FS 720 Power Tiller with rear cultivator box for use on larger gardens where our compact  tractor cannot get access.

As the Country struggles to emerge from recession, we remain focused on the desire to offer clients our unique combination of quality, efficiency, and a bespoke service with attention to detail.

KLASSIC, Ings Lane, Kirton In Lindsey

During May 2011, we were contacted by a representative of KLASSIC, ( Kirton Lindsey Actively Supprting Sport In Community) to provide specification and costing details for the creation of a community sportsfield area.

The 10 acre site had been bought for the community some years previously, having established a car park area and roughly seeding a section of the main field for football, the project had not progressed any further due to lack of funding.

During Spring  2011 the KLASSIC project had now secured the required funding to take the project into its next phase ,levelling, stone burying and seeding the entire 8.5  Acres ( 34,000m² ) designated for football.

 O’Brien contractors  were subsequently contacted to survey the site and prepare a model & costings for levelling and earthworks once the entire areas had been sprayed, ploughed and power harrowed to create a “blank canvass”.

O’Brien contractors were appointed to undertake the earthworks and laser levelling early June 2011. Links Turf Layers  started work on site  12^th June.

Localised levelling, stone burying and seeding works were completed on 28 June 2011.

First cut was made on  29 July 2011 just over 4 weeks later. This was followed  by a fertiliser application, selective herbicide treatment and grass cutting visits ( cut & collect) every 7 to 10 days.

New Build Athletics Track Infield Area and Reinstatement, Leigh-On-Sea, Essex

Early 2011 Links Turf Layers  were appointed as subcontractors for a project at Eastwood School in Essex.

O’Brien contractors were acting as Principal contractor on a “Design & Build” contract for the construction of a synthetic “Mondo” 6 lane, 400m IAAF  and UK Athletics track with associated field activities.

The Infield area also includes a full size  FIFA compliant football pitch.

As subcontractors we were responsible for the cultivation, preparation and seeding of all infield areas, outfield and perimeter reinstatement.The total seeding works were some 17,500m²

Originally the project with preparation, turf supply & laying specified came in over budget. However our grass seeding, expertise and equipment enabled us to offer an alternative seeding solution to reduce costs and bring the contract value within the Client requirements, without compromising the quality of the end product.

We began work on site  on 06/05/2011 , completing all cultivation and seeding works by 27/05/2011.

First cut & collect  was made on 07/07/2011, followed by a fertiliser application and 2 more cuts.

The site was handed over to the client and their maintenance crew on 23/07/2011. Just over 10 weeks  from the seeding date.