War Graves in France Benefit from Quality British Turf

April 23, 2012 - PRLog -- The order was from the France area Commonwealth War Graves Commission for delivery to Mont Huon Military Cemetery, Le Treport, just outside Dieppe, which is currently undergoing renovation.

Quality turf for cemetery
Keith Lakey, Horticultural Manager at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC - http://www.cwgc.org/) commented “The cemetery is currently being completely renovated over 2 years, all the headstones and supporting beams are being replaced and the Commission’s gardeners are reinstating the horticulture afterwards. The first phase of headstone replacement is now complete; phase 2 will take place this autumn. We selected Medallion® turf as we know the quality and service from Rolawn supports the commissions’ stringent standards. The final phase will be circa 3000m2 which will be done next spring.”

As well as returfing the Mont Huon Military Cemetery is also benefitting from horticultural work to hedges and borders including replanting where appropriate.

About the CWGC
The CWGC takes on the responsibility of caring for cemeteries, memorials, buildings and records at 23,000 locations in 150 countries across the world, ensuring that the 1.7 million human beings who died in the First and Second World Wars will never be forgotten, as well as the war dead from later military battles.

Proud to be involved
The pride taken in their work is apparent at all locations in which the Commission has responsibility and as such they are an inspiration to the partners they work with. Jonathan Hill, Sales & Marketing Director at Rolawn (http://www.rolawn.co.uk/turf.html), Europe’s largest producer of cultivated turf, commented “We are very proud of our association with the Commonwealth War Graves”.


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