by Michael Thomson | Jan 29, 2016 | Business
Mentoring If you light a lamp for someone, it will also brighten your own path (proverb). [This blog is the text of a talk I gave in front of over 200 horticulture students at a Chartered Institute of Horticulture, Grow Careers event at the Scottish Rural College...
by Michael Thomson | Apr 26, 2015 | Pro-Turf Care
This is the third blog in a series of blogs relating to turf care professionals. Why on earth would a pro-turf care series of blogs feature artificial pitch care? I know there will be some people who might ask such a question. Artificial grass isn’t grass at...
by Michael Thomson | Mar 31, 2015 | Pro-Turf Care
This is the second blog in a series of blogs relating to turf care professionals. The aim of my Pro Turf Care blogs is not to set out a ‘how to’ guide. The aim is to highlight the difference between simply cutting grass, and the passion, skill,...
by Michael Thomson | Feb 27, 2015 | Pro-Turf Care
This is the first in what I hope is a series of blogs relating to turf care professionals. It is not a technical or detailed look at turf care. The purpose of these blogs is to highlight the passion, skill and dedication of the lawn care professional. I had...
by Michael Thomson | Feb 14, 2014 | Business
“The world is so empty if one thinks only of mountains, rivers and cities; but to know someone who thinks and feels with us, and who, though distant, is close to us in spirit, this makes the earth for us an inhabited garden” (Goethe). I stepped into the...