Leading UK commercial nursery,
Johnsons of Whixley, has made a splash in Lancashire – supplying thousands of
plants for a £10 million coastal town development.
The wave reflection wall in
Morecambe was officially opened in October with new surfacing, seating and
lighting, as a multi-million pound project to help to improve the flood defence
of the town.
Large contractors, Ashlea Ltd,
worked on the soft landscaping for the wave reflection wall and enlisted North
Yorkshire nursery, Johnsons of Whixley, to supply shrubs and grasses.
Varieties including over 1,700
Pinus Mugo Mops (dwarf mountain pine), 400 Santolina incana, more than 600
cortaderia pumila (pampas grass), over 200 phormiums plants.
Ellie Richardson, marketing
co-ordinator of Johnsons of Whixley, said: “It’s great to be involved in
another great project with Ashlea Ltd. We look forward to seeing the plants
mature in the coming years and are proud to have been part of an important development
for the coastal town of Morecambe.”
Johnsons of Whixley, based between
York and Harrogate, is one of the largest commercial nursery businesses in the
UK and a trusted supplier of plants and trees to the amenity sector.
