North
Yorkshire horticultural nursery Johnsons of Whixley has recently teamed up with
Evoke Landscape Design Ltd to create an outdoor learning area at Hightown
Junior Infant & Nursery School, Liversedge.
The West
Yorkshire based junior school already has an extensive allotment and orchard on
the grounds as well as an area for rearing chickens and ducks; this helps
encourage the children to engage with the outdoor environment.
The new
area designed by Bradford landscape design business Evoke will further enhance
the outdoor learning space and hopes to encourage wildlife. With 120 used tyres
from a local garage added to create a living retaining wall around the new
area, the tyres have been filled with sensory plants from North Yorkshire based
nursery Johnsons of Whixley; plant supply included Lavenders, Rosemary,
Heathers, Thyme, Mint and a range of grasses and other herbaceous plants.
Marketing
coordinator, Eleanor Richardson from Johnsons of Whixley, said: “It was
fantastic to team up with longstanding customer Evoke Landscape Design Ltd to
enhance the outdoor learning area of Hightown Junior Infant & Nursery
School, we hope the children and teachers enjoy this space for many years to
come.”
Headteacher at
Hightown Junior Infant & Nursery School, Mr Russell Ingleby, added: “We are
delighted with the work that Evoke Landscaping has completed in the school
grounds. We are looking forward to seeing how the carefully chosen plants and
shrubs add to the outdoor experience for years to come.”
