about job openings grasses zoysia grass empire turf geo zoysia bermudagrass celebration bermudagrass discovery latitude 36 northbridge sunday ultradwarf st. augustine grass palmetto sapphire captiva bluegrass hgt bella centipede santee covington rye grass rpr turf logistics turf selector where to buy area calculator care installation maintenance research we develop innovative sod varieties improved home sports and golf grasses choose your category below homeownersfind out how our environmentally friendly and easy to maintain varieties can improve your lawn and outdoor lifestyle . more infosports turflearn about how celebration latitude 36 or northbridge bermuda can take your sports field to the next level of performance . more infogolffrom tee to green we have you covered with our technically superior putting tee box fairway and general grounds grasses . more infospecifierswe are here to assist you specify our products in any way that we can . we make it easy by providing ready to go documents for bids and specs . more info better turf grasses at sod solutions we work with the top public universities and private breeders to develop and market superior turf grass varieties for home sports and golf applications . we are a small family business with international reach that was started over 20 years ago . we now work with more than 250 farms and 500 distributors world wide and our grasses can be found on professional sports stadiums championship golf courses large commercial developments and home lawns . client tesimonials my sapphire lawn is soft and springy very comfortable to walk on . the yard stays greener longer than any of my neighbors yards going into winter . b. roberts homeowner mt. pleasant sc we put empire turf in two of our theme parks in orlando and it s doing great . the grass is visually appealing and it holds up well to the traffic . we re very pleased . barry mckently director landscape technical services universal studios escape fl before switching to celebration i practically had to replace my football field between the hash marks every year ; now i don t have to . celebration saves me time and money and looks great . i am converting all my athletic fields to celebration . cecil newton director of public services athletic field supervisor jacksonville tx the two things that impress me the most about celebration are its drought tolerance and low fertility requirements . side by side plots with 419 in the field strongly suggest that you can produce superior turf with celebration using significantly less water and fertilizer inputs . chip powell president powell golf design co. palmetto st. augustine gives us the flexibility to use it in full sun or in some shade . more than shade tolerance it is palmetto s good looks that make us able to use it anywhere . dan hodson ocean woods landscaping hilton head sc we have been growing and evaluating captiva for over a year at our southwest florida farm . we are impressed with its lush dark green color and dense canopy . the low growth habit that spreads laterally makes for fewer mowings . besides being chinch bug resistant it has a tremendous root system that makes for a better end product for shipping and installing . david basquin turf operation manager at barron collier partnership the bottom line so far is that sapphire is a very promising grass ; it could be one of the great turfgrasses . it has performed well at all u.s. test locations even some where other st augustines have really struggled . it is amazing how fast it grows in . dr. david y. han phd assistant professor & extension specialist latitude 36 and northbridge offer the finer blades of tifway with a cold hardiness equivalent to patriot . latitude 36 and northbridge offer rapid sod production cycles and excellent handling characteristics for the sod producer . for the golf course superintendent sports field manager and homeowner these two new grasses offer outstanding beauty and performance ; combining excellent cold hardiness early green up fine texture excellent density excellent wear tolerance and rapid recovery from traffic . dr. dennis martin oklahoma state university palmetto st. augustine is demonstrating the positive traits we expect from a st. augustine but with a high tolerance for cold and drought . it takes several frosts to brown out which means it s staying green much longer than other st. augustines . dr. jimmy golden clemson university clemson sc celebration bermudagrass has performed in all respects as described by sod solutions . this turfgrass has had more rapid horizontal growth and has withstood play better than other bermudagrasses . we are very happy so far with the end results . jody peele director of public services town of mt. pleasant from a production standpoint sapphire s grow in time is 1 to 1 1 2 months less than other st augustines . it seems to hold darker green color better than some hybrid semi dwarf st augustines . and sapphire appears to be more frost tolerant staying green longer into the season . this can be a positive in areas of southern florida where extended frost periods are not really an issue . jonathan brown manager for farm operations at bethel farms arcadia fl this is a great grass . it s shade tolerant heat resistant and drought resistant . we can bring it up to an inch and a half and cut it with a regular rotary mower . we have had great response to empire from our owners . they like the look and feel if it because it is similar to the types of grass used in the north where many of our homeowners are from . empire is widely used for residential commercial and golfside areas at reunion resort and club near orlando . mark cole director of golf course maintenance ginn clubs & resorts my wife and i are very satisfied with our empire zoysia grass that has been down for almost 5 at years now . we find it to require very little fertilizer is growing well under the trees as well as in the full sun . we love the fact that 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