Plants supplied by leading
horticultural nursery Johnsons of Whixley will be weaving their magic at
Spinning Acres, a £40m development within a secluded conservation area in
Leeds.
The development, in Far Headingley,
encompasses the six-acre former Tetley Hall University of Leeds site.
Originally, the area was a prime location for wealthy mill owners who built
impressive villas within glorious landscaped grounds.
North Yorkshire-based Johnsons worked with Brambledown
Landscape Services and Smeeden Foreman Landscape Architects to supply four
large trees and plants worth £5,000 for the first and second phases of the
development.
Brambledown installed high
specification timber fencing and gates to all the gardens, turfed front and
rear lawns and planted trees and shrubs around communal areas of the
development.
Johnsons supplied a total of 1,250
shrubs for the project, including a mixture of 1L, 2L and 5L plants in addition
to the trees.
Developers Pickard Properties will
offer the properties for long-term rent. Phase one of the scheme includes a
range of four-bedroom homes, an imposing five-bedroom semi-detached option and
a two-bedroom converted stable, in individual designs.
Phase two is the transformation of
the Cloth Halls into 31 one- and two-bedroom apartments, retaining the
Victorian architecture and using Yorkshire stone.
A third phase is currently in the
planning stages and involves the conversion of existing stone-built villas into
private apartments. The final stage will see other building conversions as well
as new-build accommodation, all of which will be available to rent.
Eleanor Richardson, marketing and
sales co-ordinator at Johnsons, said: “We are delighted to be involved with
this prestigious scheme and to play our part in transforming the grounds of
this development.”
Nick Rogers, assistant contracts
manager at Brambledown Landscape Services, added: “This has been an exciting
project to be part of, working alongside Smeeden Foreman Landscape Architects,
who have been involved with the development from its early stages. Brambledown
are looking forward to continuing our relationship with Pickard Properties and
Johnsons in the future.”
