Commercial nursery Johnsons of Whixley has teamed up with Deacon Design and AWS Landscapes Ltd to supply thousands of plants and trees to create stunning landscaped gardens at a new care home in the heart of the Cotswolds.
A colourful array of more than 3,000 plants and shrubs, including magnolia, cherry and apple trees, and evergreen hedges have been used to transform the grounds of Upton Mill Care Home in Tetbury.
In addition to the extensive gardens, the care home– part of the Porthaven Care Homes Group – offers residents the use of a cinema, gym, café, hair salon, activities lounge and even a private dining room.
Working with long-standing client AWS Landscapes Ltd and Landscape Architects, Deacon Design. Johnsons provided an array of plants and trees for the home’s spacious grounds.
AWS Landscapes Ltd carried out the soft landscaping elements of the project which included planting several apple and magnolia trees, along with a number of Betula jacquemontii (Himalayan beech), Fagus sylvatica ‘Dawyck Gold’ (golden beech) and Pyrus calleryana ‘Chanticleer’ (ornamental pear tree).
Numerous Escallonia ‘Crimson Spire’ were included in the plan along with Prunus serrula (Tibetan cherry trees) and hundreds of Stipa tenuissima.
Colourful flowers such as Camellia japonica ‘Elegans’ and Clematis montana ‘Grandiflora’ 10L along with grasses like Cornus sanguinea ‘Midwinter Fire’ were included in the plant supply, that have enhanced the home’s outdoor communal areas.
Eleanor Richardson, Johnsons of Whixley’s marketing manager, said: “We were delighted to work on this scheme with our client, AWS Landscapes Ltd and Deacon Design. Upton Mill Care Home is a delightful residential care home that offers top-class facilities, and we are proud to have helped to transform the grounds for residents to enjoy.”
Johnsons of Whixley is one of the UK’s leading commercial nurseries. Situated in North Yorkshire, the company celebrates its centenary in 2021. The business supplies a wide variety of projects, from major infrastructure schemes to hotels, holiday parks and exclusive retirement villages.
