New Bowling Green

Following the wide-spread practice. of other clubs throughout New Zealand the Poverty Bay Bowling Club has replaced the turf on one of their greens with cotula, a South Island flat growing plant. The adrvantage of the plant is that it stays green during the summer when the water supply is at a minimum. It also gives an extra smooth playing surface, and what's morels even playable after rain.

Planted almost a year ago the green is well established, and after the final top dressing should be ready to play on before the end of the season.

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A sharp contrast exists between the dried out grass green in front and the new green at back.

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Greenkeeper Bill Mulrooney unloads a barrow of prepared soil for the final top dressing.

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Frank Anderson spreading soil

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Screeding the soil on the green are Charlie McGrannachan and George Butler.