Tom's Last Day/ A tribute to Tom!

Thank you Tom for your help this summer.

Here are some great moments in the history of Tom!

Tom waters the rocks trying to get them to grow.

Work is the time in between naps.

Tom Ford and Tom Ford compete in the 2011 Father/Son.

Familiar Tom pose.

Additional Father/ Son Pics

Jeff, Steve and Mike talking about court preparation and English biscuits.

Charlie's Birthday

The crew celebrated Charlie's birthday with a cake. Thanks to Tim, the cake has a hose with water coming out - Charlie's favorite grounds task!

UMass Field Day-July 21, 2011

The annual UMass Turfgrass Field Day once again supplied a great deal of current information on turfgrass research. Tim and Nate discussing grass tennis court construction with Drs. Ebdon and Dest.

Who's In The Picture?

It's Larry and Magnus!. As people walked by the Pro Shop last week, they mentioned that with a quick look the manikin resembled Magnus.

F/S Prep

A busy day of preparation for the national father/son championships. Rain was forecast for most of the day so the crew needed to have both the grass and clay courts ready for the competition. The day was definitely a challenge as irrigation was held back on the clay and grass courts due to the impending rain. Instead we just had hot conditions with a few sprinkles. Charlie and Wilson working on the clay courts. Neil mowing early in the morning.

First Day Father/Son

Sunday Morning

Getting ready for the Father/Son Championship on 7/17/11 - Nate and Tim marking, Jeff and Neil mowing.

Day Lilies

To improve the aesthetics of the Middlesex Road embankment we have pruned the trees, seeded some new grass, added some shrubs and planted some day lilies. The environment for the day lilies is just right as they have done very well in the area.

Beautiful Day!

After a 1/2 inch of rain last night, the crew did a fine job getting the clay courts ready for early morning play. Wilson rolling the courts.

Jeff lining the grass courts on a perfect day!

Flowers, 2011

Serve

Image from the weekend doubles tournament.

Sunrise, July 10, 2011

Photos by Tim Burns.

Postcards

Two Longwood post cards Magnus found on EBay.

BPTL

Summer Day...

Jon finishes watering the gardens.

Neil and Jeff stand about as Nathan diligently works.

Victor cleaning the strip drains on the grass.

Where Green's the Color of the Day

Click on the title above for a Wall Street Journal article on West Side Tennis Club's grass courts.

Peak Parking Lot Plants

Many of the plants in the parking lot area are in peak form - hydrangea (above), lily, iris, American elm, hard fesue grass and "baby love" roses.

GCGP

Lead by tennis pro Magnus, the grounds crew began its 2011 tennis season. Magnus has set up a "Grounds Crew Grand Prix" scoring system. Below are the results after the first week.