News

Thursday, April 3, 2008
UltimateFlora Zoysia qualifies for 2 points toward Green Certification.
Florida Green Building Coalition lists grass on website...more

Wednesday, February 13, 2008
International Builders Show: Downloadable Press Kit
Environmentally friendly grass saves drinking water, meets Green Building standards...more

Monday, February 4, 2008
Environmental Turf Named Turf & Ornamental Company of the Year at the
Golf Industry Show
Environmental Turf, Inc., was named Turf & Ornamental Company of the Year at the 2007 BoardRoom “Excellence in Achievement” Awards announced January 31st during the Golf Industry Show in Orlando....more

Friday, October 5, 2007
ASLA CONFERENCE NEWS: Environmentally Friendly Grass Saves Drinking Water
At the Annual Conference of the American Society of Landscape Architects held in San Francisco, the cost and availability of water to irrigate landscapes was on the minds of attendees. Florida-based company Environmental Turf addressed those concerns with environmentally friendly turfgrasses that save drinking water supplies while also providing green lawns, golf courses and sports fields for families to enjoy...more

Wednesday, July 11, 2007
“Green” Lawn for a “Green” Home
UltimateFlora Zoysia Chosen for 2nd Year in a Row as Environmentally Friendly Grass for New Southern Home Lawn...more

Tuesday, July 10, 2007
SeaDwarf Now Licensing in Australia
For a limited time, a license to produce SeaDwarf Seashore Paspalum in Australia is offered to Australian turfgrass producers...more

Friday, July 6, 2007
UF Grad Grows UF Grass
Environmental Turf, Inc., is proud to announce that Best Florida Sod in Earleton has been selected as a licensed sod producer of UltimateFlora Zoysia, an environmentally friendly turfgrass developed by turf breeders at the University of Florida. Best Florida Sod is owned and operated by Eilam Arad, a 2003 graduate of University of Florida with a degree in Business Administration with a major in finance. A native of Israel, Arad has 7 years of experience in the turf industry in Florida...more

Friday, June 29, 2007
Gulf Kist Sod Grows Environmentally Friendly UltimateFlora™ Zoysia Turf In Florida
Environmental Turf, Inc., is proud to announce that Gulf Kist Sod has been selected as a licensed sod producer of UltimateFlora Zoyia, an environmentally friendly turfgrass. Gulf Kist is producing UltimateFlora Zoysia at the company’s farm operations in Central Florida in Sebring, and on Florida’s East Coast in Vero Beach...more

Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Ali'i Turf Grows Environmentally Friendly Turf in Hawai'i
Environmental Turf, Inc., is proud to announce that Ali’i Turf has been selected as the company’s only licensed sod producer of SeaDwarf Seashore Paspalum, an environmentally friendly turfgrass, in the Hawaiian Islands...more

Tuesday, April 3, 2007
SeaDwarf® Courses High In Golf Digest State-By-State Rankings
Golf courses in Florida and California that are grassed with SeaDwarf® Seashore Paspalum, an environmentally friendly turfgrass from Environmental Turf, are high in the Golf Digest State-by-State rankings just released. The rankings published in the May 2007 issue of Golf Digest are available online today...more

Friday, March 20, 2007
SeaDwarf® Course Named Honorable Mention in List of Best Florida Residential Courses
Tuscany Reserve, a residential golf course grassed with environmentally friendly SeaDwarf® Seashore Paspalum turfgrass, was named an honorable mention...more

Friday, March 9, 2007
SeaDwarf® Turf Dominates List Of Top International Courses
3 of 4 winning courses grassed with this environmentally friendly turfgrass
SeaDwarf® Seashore Paspalum, an environmentally friendly turfgrass from Environmental Turf, continues to rack up favorable reviews and world rankings...more

Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Three SeaDwarf® Courses Named to America’s Top 100 Golf Communities
Three Florida golf courses grassed with SeaDwarf® Seashore Paspalum turfgrass from Environmental Turf were named to Travel & Leisure Golf’s list of America’s Top 100 Golf Communities...more

Friday, September 1, 2006
Two Showcase Homes Choose UltimateFlora™ Zoysia As Lawn
UltimateFlora™ Zoysia, a new environmentally friendly turfgrass developed by the University of Florida and marketed by Environmental Turf, has been selected for the home lawns of two nationally recognized showcase home projects...more

Monday, July 17, 2006
Trick Shot Artist & Instructor Mike Calbot, Endorser Of SeaDwarf®, Celebrates 25 Years Of “The Golf Doctor” Golf Tips Show On T.V.
Internationally renown Trick Shot Artist and Golf Instructor Mike Calbot celebrates 25 years in 2006 as “The Golf Doctor” in Southwest Florida...more

Tuesday, June 6, 2006
Environmentally Friendly Plantation Preserve Golf Course Opens
Environmentally friendly is the operative term at the brand new and completely redesigned 18-hole golf course at Plantation Preserve Golf Course & Club...more

Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Environmental Turf Wins 6 National Marketing Awards
Competing against the marketing campaigns of industry powerhouse corporations such as Syngenta, Bayer and John Deere...more

Monday, March 27, 2006
Settlement Reached In Seadwarf™ Case
Patent and Marketing Rights to Premium SeaDwarf(TM) Seashore Paspalum Turfgrass Clarified...more

Thursday, February 9, 2006
The Next Big Thing: Seashore Paspalum Goes Mainstream
Once considered a niche grass, Seashore Paspalum is now regarded by many in the golf industry as “the next big thing” in golf course turfgrass...more

Friday, January 6, 2006
“The Golf Doctor” Mike Calbot Welcomed In China
Estero-based Trick Shot Artist and Golf Instructor Mike Calbot recently returned from a two week working golf tour of the Peoples Republic of China...more

Tuesday, September 20, 2005
The Golf Doctor Treats Crowds In Germany
Mike “The Golf Doctor” Calbot, who endorses SeaDwarf™ Seashore Paspalum as a player-friendly turfgrass for use on golf courses, once again wowed spectators at a European PGA Tour event...more

Friday, July 15, 2005
Vanatta Selected For Panel
Mike Vanatta, international sales director for turfgrass marketer Environmental Turf, has been selected as a panelist for a day-long seminar and field tour sponsored by the Sports Turf Managers Association, Florida Chapter #1...more

Thursday, July 14, 2005
Limited License Period For University Of Florida Grasses Now Open
The initial Florida licensing period for four new turfgrasses is now open through August 31, 2005. Florida Sod Producers may now sign up...more

Tuesday, July 5, 2005
Seadwarf Earns Endorsement Of “The Golf Doctor” Mike Calbot
Environmental Turf, worldwide marketer of environmentally friendly turfgrasses, recently announced that internationally known PGA Tour Instructor and Trick Shot Artist Mike Calbot...more

Sunday, April 22, 2005
A World Of Firsts: Seadwarf Golf Course Holds First Tournament
Inaugural Lexus Naples Intercollegiate Invitational Played at Hammock Bay Golf & Country Club...more

Thursday, February 24, 2005
World’s First Wall-to-Wall Seadwarf™ Seashore Paspalum Golf Course Named in “Ten Best New Private Golf Courses” by Travel & Leisure Golf
Hammock Bay Golf & Country Club in Naples, Florida, the world’s first golf course to be grassed entirely with SeaDwarf™ Seashore Paspalum …more

Thursday, February 10, 2005
Grasses Designed to Replace St. Augustine & Bermudagrass
Four New Environmentally Friendly Turfgrasses Unveiled by University of Florida & Environmental Turf at Golf Industry Show…more

August 20, 2004
Seashore Paspalum Field Day to Benefit Turfgrass Research Scheduled, Presented by FTGA, Environmental Turf & University of Florida
An educational field day to benefit Florida turfgrass research is scheduled for Friday, October 8, 2004, at the Emerald Island Turf farm in Avon Park…more

June 07, 2004
Seminar Approved For CEU's
The Golf Course Superintendent’s Association of America (GCSAA) recently approved an educational program titled Seashore Paspalum: An Update on Performance for .10 GCSAA educational…more

April 22, 2004
America's First Wall-to-Wall SeaDwarf Golf Course Opens
The nation's first golf course to be grassed wall-to-wall with SeaDwarf™ Seashore Paspalum opened today at Hammock Bay Golf & Country Club near Naples, Florida…more