"Alan Gould" wrote in message
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In article , Mike
writes

I would like to know are we talking one year? 3 years? 5 years before a
Wood is bowled?

I would guess 5-7 years. But that is only to bring the area up to the
condition required - after that, continuous fairly intensive maintenance
would be needed to keep the green in that condition.

Reminds me of the old one about the Merkin visiting a Cambridge College and
admiring the lawn:

Merkin: "Gee, what a wonderful lawn. Can you give me some tips on how I can
get my lawn to look like this"

Porter: "It's very easy, Madam. Simple mow and roll three times a week for
200 years and you too could have a lawn like this"

pk