Greenwood supplied a range of architectural and colourful shrubs to create beautifully styled beds and borders. These included 107 Oregon grape (Mahonia  aquifolium ‘Apollo’)

Both formal and informal decorative demarcation was created with a variety of stunning hedging shrubs, including Photinia fraseri ‘Red Robin’, Escallonia (both Escallonia rubra  ‘Crimson Spire’ and Escallonia rubra var. macrantha), and Ligustrum ovalfolium (Oval leaf privet). JS Landscapes selected plants for year-round interest, with the fiery spring foliage of ‘Red Robin’ adding fantastic early colour, and ‘Crimson Spire’ taking over for summer and autumn. The fresh yellow-green foliage of Oval leaf privet creates contrast all year round.

Compact shrubs were used to front the borders, including the elegant Potentilla fruticosa ‘Sophie’s Blush (shrubby cinquefoil) with its delicate blush-pink flowers adding cottage-style charm for summer and autumn.

Groundcover plants and low hedging both add texture for an environment that feels mature and abundant. Attractive groundcover plants were employed to create an environment that looks full and lush throughout the year. Greenwood supplied 40 Vinca minor ‘Argenteovariegata’ (lesser periwinkle), whose mat-forming habit and stunning, long-lasting violet flowers create both coverage and aesthetic appeal.

Stylish low hedging, using Sarcococca hookeriana var. humilis (dwarf sweet box), created clear boundaries whilst maintaining an open ambience. Blooming in winter and spring, the small creamy-white flowers of Dwarf sweet box add fragrance during the bleaker seasons, while the red and purple berries it displays for much of the remainder of the year continue to add aesthetic appeal.  An alternative variety, ‘Purple stem’, was also used, boasting attractive violet spring stems for additional interest.

Elegance was added with formal shaped trees and shrubs, including six evergreen Leyland cypresses  (Cupressocyparis leylandii ‘Castlewellan’) whose naturally narrow, columnar habit had been trained into stylish and eye-catching spirals. Buxus sempervirens (Box) were supplied both in cone formation and as ornamental balls to mark entrances to public areas. All created instant impact for this exciting new build development. Greenwood also supplied naturally ball-forming plants, including 12 Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Golf Ball’ and 89 Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Tom Thumb’, with its distinctive deep purple foliage, also added to the formal elements of the landscape and require very little maintenance.

In the open areas, JS Landscapes used trees to create welcoming spaces full of charm and colour (and shade for the warmer months). The feature trees Greenwood provided include two Prunus ‘Pandora’ (cherry). Their profusion of pale pink cherry blossom in spring, and foliage colouring from bronze to orange in autumn, make these the literal cherry on top of this elegant development.