Wimbledon's Centre Court is barren wasteland after Andy Murray's triumph as groundsmen bring it back to life Grass at All England Club is being resown as part of annual maintenance Groundsmen use specially-formulated perennial rye seed mix for courts This is the scene at Wimbledon just weeks after Andy Murray clinched the Wimbledon men's singles title on the famous grass of Centre Court. The grass has disappeared as groundsmen at the SW19 club strip the courts to resow them. The team, led by head groundsman Neil Stubley, are tasked with the arduous job of keeping the lawns at the All England Club in perfect condition. Barren wasteland: The crowds have disappeared from Wimbledon - and so has the grass Groundsmen use specialist Koro machinery to strip away the grass and prepare the soil for the new seed Every inch of the courts is painstakingly tended to by a team led by Neil Stubley The famously green court looked barren as work was carried out to replace the grass The court was constantly tended throughout the championships but showed some wear by the time Andy Murray won the men's singles final As well hand-weeding, rolling and mowing the grass to 8mm every day during a tournament, staff also have to replace the grass every summer. They use specialist machinery to take up the grass, remove weeds and till the soil, before laying the new seed. Wimbledon courts are laid with a mix of perennial rye grass designed especially for them by seed company Limagrain, followed by a controlled-release fertiliser made by Everri to speed up growth. Finally, the edges of the courts are sprayed with a herbicide to stop the growth of Poa Annua - a meadow grass which spreads quickly and would disrupt the perfect surface of the courts. The team of groundsmen is responsible for the year-round care of the grass courts It has been dusty work in SW19 as temperatures soared in the last two weeks One of the groundsmen tills the soil to prepare it for the new grass seed Some of the work on the courts is carefully carried out by hand The courts are sown with a grass seed specially designed for Wimbledon by Limagrain The edges of the courts are sprayed with a herbicide to stop unwanted grasses from spreading The courts are watered and covered over to allow the grass to grow in a protected environment. The grass caused controversy at this year's Wimbledon when several high-profile stars, including Maria Sharapova, blamed the surface for players slipping during matches. But Mr Stubley insisted that the grass was exactly the same high quality as it has always been. Wimbledon will host a number of events before next year's championships A fertiliser is also added to the courts to speed up the growth of the grass The young grass begins to grow on the court, where a tribute to the women's singles final has been left on the scoreboard The grass at Centre Court today, three days after its growth cover was taken off Soon the grass on Centre Court will be fit for a champion again