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The athletic field at York University in Toronto hosted the track and field events for the Pan Am Games 2015. York University brought Greenhorizons Sod Farms on board to take care of the sports field construction. This was due to the companies vast experience with other projects, including BMO Field and the Rogers Centre. “We…

It’s almost the 2015 Pan Am / Para Pan Am Games! Greenhorizons is eagerly waiting along with the rest of the community for this prestigious sporting event. We have had the opportunity to put our mark on it! We’ve worked on three venues; the President’s Choice Ajax Ballpark, the CIBC Athletics Stadium at York University…

Step 1: Bare the Area to Make Room for the 3D Sod Blend Only lay your 3D SOD BLEND on bare soil. One of three options will remove the existing turf: 1. Rototill, rake debris, level surface, lay sod.2. Alternatively, rent a small sod harvester and remove the old turf to make way for the…

The BMO Field is an outside pitch in downtown Toronto in Exhibition Place. Originally, it had artificial turf. Eventually, natural grass replaced the artificial turf. By outfitting it with an engineered sand profile, the field fit the regulations of the USGA (United States Golf Association). BMO Field: Engineered Sand Profile “The advantage of an engineered…

The Rogers Centre in Toronto sometimes hosts friendly games between high-end tier one and two soccer teams from Europe before the season starts. “The Rogers Centre is a concrete facility; there’s no real grass in it. Instead, they roll out artificial grass when they have baseball games. However, the soccer teams won’t play on artificial…

This has been one of the latest spring harvest starts we have ever had at Greenhorizons Sod Farms. This past winter lingered on a lot longer than normal. As a result, you will notice in the video that the grass hasn’t fully greened up yet. Our fields always take longer to green up in the…

Angela shows how to install sod from an existing lawn with new sod from Greenhorizons Sod Farms. Learn sod installation tips and tricks from this video. Two important things to increase sod installation success: 1. Water within 15 minutes of putting down the first roll. For instance, you will notice in the video that Angela…