Johnsons and Ashlea enhance retirement village

An exclusive retirement village in one of the UK’s most coveted postcodes has been enhanced by hundreds of top-quality plants and trees provided by leading commercial nursery and BALI Registered Affiliate Johnsons of Whixley.

The landscaped gardens at Gifford Lea, in the Cheshire village of Tattenhall, are one of the prime attractions of the select development of modern apartments, which also boasts an on-site spa, bistro and beauty salon.

Working with long-standing client, landscaping specialist and BALI Registered Contractor Ashlea Ltd, Johnsons supplied a variety of trees, shrubs, herbaceous and hedging plants.

Trees provided included five each of Acer campestre (field maple), Crataegus crus-galli (hawthorn) and Carpinus betulus Frans Fontaine (hornbeam), four Prunus taihaku (great white cherry) and three Tilia cordata greenspire (small-leaved lime).

Johnsons also supplied various species of geranium, in addition to more than 260 Hypericum ‘Hidcote’ and around 200 Sarcococca Winter Gem boxwood shrubs.

Hedging plants included 400 Fagus sylvatica (beech) whilst Digitalis purpurea (foxgloves), Bergenia silberlicht (elephant’s ears) and Siberian iris ‘white swirl’ were among the hundreds of herbaceous plants in the inventory.

Iain Richardson, managing director of Johnsons of Whixley, commented:

We are delighted to have played our part in creating the stunning gardens for this sophisticated development in the desirable location of Tattenhall.

We have worked with Ashlea Ltd on many previous occasions and they know they can rely on Johnsons to fulfil their requirements for only the very highest standards of plants.

Bruce Tyrer, projects director of Ashlea Ltd, added: 

The quality of the planting scheme needed to reflect the quality of the buildings themselves, constructed by Seddon Construction Limited. This was the main reason why we chose Johnsons of Whixley to supply the trees and shrubs to this prestigious retirement complex – the plants have helped to transform the scheme.

Johnsons of Whixley, based between York and Harrogate spanning 150 acres of land, is one of the UK’s largest and longest-established commercial nurseries, with many years’ experience of supplying quality residential developments.