TURF MANAGEMENT
SOILSCON 2019 – BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!
Sarah Morgan, Sarah Morgan Gardens “Another fantastic day of
and Chair of the Society of Garden presentations, good range of talks,
Designers variety and good length. Excellent
Tim White, Senior Associate, Tim facilities and refreshments”
O’Hare Associates “I found the day to be very informative
Andy Spetch, National TOPSOIL – fantastic eclectic group of talks and
Manager, British Sugar TOPSOIL topics”
Catherine Dawson, Technical Director, “I really enjoyed the day, the venue,
Date: Thursday, 26th September 2019 Melcourt Industries
Location: Phyllis Court, Henley on Director, Wildflower Turf
Cost: £90 + VAT (LI/BALI/SGD Their presentations will cover:
Time: 9.00 to 16.30
Thames, Oxon RG9 2HT
members) or £110 + VAT (non-
members)
Since the inaugural SoilsCon event
in October 2015, and after a break
in 2018, the ‘must attend’ landscape
industry’s soils conference will take
place this year on Thursday, 26th
September, again at the elegant
Phyllis Court in Henley-on-Thames,
Oxfordshire.
This year’s event will be the fourth
soils conference to be organised by soil
scientist and landscape consultant
Tim O’Hare of BALI Affiliate member
Tim O’Hare Associates. Utilising
James Hewetson-Brown, Managing
• The soils project planning cycle that
every landscape and construction
professional should follow
• Reversing the current crisis in soil
health by using soils sustainably
• Establishing low fertility habitats,
referencing low phosphorous soils
in Australia
• Using knowledge of soils and
geology to inform better garden
design
• Problems with soils on new housing
developments and how to avoid
them
• Conditioning manufactured topsoil
the extremely helpful and positive to achieve landscaping project
feedback from delegates who attended success
the previous conferences, SoilsCon
2019 has been designed to give
landscape architects, contractors,
garden designers, developers, topsoil
manufacturers and other industry
professionals another packed day of
invaluable professional development,
discussion and networking, with
presentations by some of the leading
experts in their respective fields from
the UK and overseas.
Speaking this year are:
Tim O’Hare, Principal, Tim O’Hare
Associates
Neville Fay, Founder and Director,
Sustainable Soils Alliance
Simon Leake, Managing Director,
SESL Australia
• The correct use and specification
of bark mulches / products for
different landscape applications
• The benefits of wildflowers in
landscape, their applications and
the practicalities of establishment
and maintenance
The popular Soil Surgery, where
members of the Tim O’Hare Associates
team are on hand to help delegates
with their specific soil issues, will
be held during the day’s networking
periods.
Comments from delegates at the last
SoilsCon, held in 2017, include:
“Excellent day; very informative
presentations, and accessible to a
range of attendees and backgrounds”
the presentation lengths, the
information pack, and have learnt
more than I imagined”
“Excellent conference, brilliant variety
of talks”
“Wasn’t sure what to expect but
very informative and thoroughly
fascinating!”
“The conference met all my
expectations. Very helpful and well
organised. Thank you”
Commenting on this year’s conference,
organiser Tim O’Hare said:
“We’re back by popular demand!
We decided to give people a break
last year but such was the demand
for SoilsCon to return, and with
so many topical issues to bring to
colleagues’ attention, we couldn’t lose
the opportunity to re-establish the
conference on the industry calendar.
We have great speakers again this year
and I’m very much looking forward to
seeing many colleagues and clients in
Henley on 26th September. They won’t
be disappointed.”
BALI, LI and SGD members can obtain
a special delegate rate of £90 + VAT
per person (non-members £110 +
VAT). Lunch and refreshments will be
provided throughout the day Spaces
are limited to 150 so book early to
avoid disappointment.
Phyllis Court has excellent transport
links by road (M40, M4) and rail, with
collection from Henley railway station
available on the day.
For full programme
details and to book online
visit toha.co.uk.