World
famous Chester Zoo enjoys visits from over 1.9 million people every year.
Many of
whom will see the Black Rhino enclosure on their way into the zoo.
The zoo
wanted to visually cover the enclosure from the public at the perimeter to
minimise potential distress and distraction to the Rhinos.
They
turned to leading landscape supplier Green-tech for a solution.
Green-tech supplied 50 gtGreen screens. These have been installed around 60
metres of the Black Rhino enclosure to give them some privacy whilst being
pleasing to the eye.
The
gtGreen Screens create an instant, established ‘hedge’ in keeping with the
existing surroundings.
Taking
only days to install, the 1.2 long by 1.8m high Ivy gt green screens provide
much needed ‘green’ coverage, offer quick establishment and the versatility for
inclusion in a number of different applications.
Each
gtGreen Screen contains eight pots holding Hedera ivy plants, a particularly
reliable climber that is known to be especially frost resistant. They are ideal
to act as an outdoor privacy screen to hide unsightly areas, security fencing,
balcony screens or just to break up and add interest to an outside space.
Biodiversity
can be added to the gt Green Screens with the addition of climbers, to give
more impact and colour and attract wildlife.
Stuart
Ball from Green-tech visited the site at Chester Zoo and said, “We are
delighted with how the gtGreen Screens look. They offer an ecology-friendly
solution and blend in so well with the surrounding environment.
"They
screen the Black Rhinos from the road really effectively. gtGreen Screens
are ideal for any project that requires a ‘natural’ barrier or fencing.”
