The 19th of December the Arcos Gardens ´team enjoyed one more year of the Christmas Staff Party celebrated in Maintenance warehouse.

The players of the Staff Tournament 2008 at Arcos Gardens were the first ones beginning the event. At 8:00 they were ready for the tee-off.

The Barbecue started at 14:00 followed by a party where the team of Arcos Gardens were eating, drinking, singing and dancing until 19:00.

The karaoke, the gifts ´draw, the Christmas presents and the Director´s speech, Ashley Northridge, were some of the most intensive moments experienced in the event.

An honourable mention deserve the winners of the competition: Ismael Jaen, Golf Department (18 holes competition) and Breogán Peña, Golf Maintenance (9 holes competition).

Congratulations both of you!

The blonde bunker faces of Arcos Gardens have arrived early this year.

This intentional effect is created to make a contrast between the bunker faces and the lush green over seeded fairways and roughs and we hope you like this as much as we do.

So how do we do it? Well the course as two different types of grass, the base grass is our summer grass and is called Bermuda 328. During the winter this grass goes dormant and turns golden. To prevent the entire course going golden we over seed the golf course during the winter with rye which is a dark green coloured cool season grass but we do not over seed the bunker faces. This year due to an unusual early cold snap which has seen us having several frosts the Bermuda has turned dormant much earlier.
During the spring the Bermuda grass wakes up again and this contrast disappears for another season.

We hope you enjoy our blonde bunkers faces the time you play!

The blonde bunker faces of Arcos Gardens have arrived early this year.

This intentional effect is created to make a contrast between the bunker faces and the lush green over seeded fairways and roughs and we hope you like this as much as we do.

So how do we do it? Well the course as two different types of grass, the base grass is our summer grass and is called Bermuda 328. During the winter this grass goes dormant and turns golden. To prevent the entire course going golden we over seed the golf course during the winter with rye which is a dark green coloured cool season grass but we do not over seed the bunker faces. This year due to an unusual early cold snap which has seen us having several frosts the Bermuda has turned dormant much earlier.
During the spring the Bermuda grass wakes up again and this contrast disappears for another season.

We hope you enjoy our blonde bunkers faces the time you play!

The 15th of May surprises us with a spectacular view of a solar halo covering almost the whole extension of the patio.

The solar halo is conditioned by light refraction and light reflection of solar light when crashing with drops of water or, masses of cold air containing particles of ice.

Just Marvellous!

The 17th of January, the owner and member Esteban Vigo received a great surprise. His family and the staff of Arcos Gardens wished him a loud Happy Birthday! That secret party was organized by his wife, Genni.

We wish you a very happy day!

Homes Overseas Awards 2007:
BEST WORLDWIDE GOLF DEVELOPMENT - GOLD AWARD

The 2007 Homes Overseas Magazine Awards – the Oscars of international real estate - and the only global property awards where every short-listed entry around the world is visited by judges were announced in London this month.
Arcos Gardens has lived up to its billing as one of the world’s most exciting new communities as it has been named as the “Best Worldwide Golf Development - 2007” by winning the only ‘Gold’ awarded in this category.

The awards are particularly pleasing for the developers of Arcos Gardens, Grupo Novaterra, as they are recognition of the quality and standard of this unique resort in the untouched countryside of the Costa de la Luz. Situated close to the vibrant city of Jerez, Arcos Gardens provides luxury two bedroom townhouses and three to four bedroom villas carefully placed around 440 acres of olive groves and rolling Andalucian countryside.

CEO of Grupo Novaterra, Fernando Mora Figueroa, comments: “The land that Arcos Gardens is built on has been in my family for many years and from the start, our pursuit has been to develop excellent facilities surrounded by a world class golf course and the finest homes and service for our residents. We now have residents from over 10 countries and in its first year our golf course has been chosen as a venue for the European Tour qualifying.”

For media information and images please contact:
Philip White: +44 (0)1306 746028, or visit www.arcosgardens.com

First days of Spring in Arcos Gardens. One the best seasons to visit Arcos de la Frontera and enjoy the beautiful weather. Wild flowers are starting to bloom. Come and enjoy the season.

Here, nature and history have combined to create a land of great fascination and beauty. As we walk, we discover jewels of nature - as the image shows-, the flora and fauna of this exclusive community and our connection with the natural world.

It may not be the best place to have played your ball, but at least it looks good. Congrats to Maria Luz, and John's team for all the hard work planting the wonderful poppies we had this year.

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On Friday 21st October 2005, we had the opportunity to meet John Wallace, the golf course superintendent at Arcos Gardens to have a look around the course.

John studied agronomy at university in USA, where he started his professional career, which has so far taken him around the world, to places such as USA, Morocco, Madeira, Thailand, North and South Spain. He is currently based in Arcos de la Frontera, Cádiz and brings his experience to the development of the new golf course at Arcos Gardens, having joined this project about one year ago.
He is happy to have had a couple of days rain this week, which has helped to make the grass grow. Water is an expensive and limited commodity, so they try to make the most of, and control the use of each drop of water with a modern irrigation system, by employing technical staff who are aware of the importance of saving water.