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NAPLES — An environmentally friendly, salt-tolerant turf grass developed in Southwest Florida has received a U.S. patent and is now moving up the East Coast to landscape markets in Georgia and South Carolina, as well as golf courses in Dubai and China.
Developed by Naples-based Turf Ecosystems the grass was awarded U.S. Patent PP 19224 on Sept. 16.
The company has issued licenses to produce and market the innovative grass to Phillip Jennings Turf of Soperton, Ga., Pike Creek Turf Farm of Adel, Ga., and Green Acres Turf Farm of Furman, S.C. The three farms are the first growers to offer the product, called Platinum TE.
The turf grass was featured this summer on ABC Television’s Good Morning America in a broadcast report on ways homeowners can keep their lawns green in times of drought.
Turf Ecosystems, an affiliate of the Naples-based Collier Enterprises, is engaged in the research and development of environmentally sustainable turf grass for golf courses and other recreational settings. The company began offering Platinum TE commercially after its successful testing and evaluation at the Old Collier Golf Club, where the course is watered entirely with brackish water, thus helping preserve the local fresh water supply.
For more information visit www.turfecosystems.com and www.collierenterprises.com.
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Great, but Marco Island probably won't allow it.
#1 Posted by mattmaki on October 6, 2008 at 2:51 p.m. (Suggest removal)
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