Greenwood selected prime specimens of various trees, shrubs and plants to match the elegance and natural beauty of the surroundings. We supplied 585 100-120cm Ligustrum ovalifolium plants to create instant impact glossy, upright hedging separating the buildings from the riverside walks. For a textured and naturalistic feel, other hedging plants were also incorporated, including 371 100-120cm Carpinus betulus (hornbeam), 330 Vibernum tinus and 26 Prunus rotundifolia (cherry laurel).

Behind the riverside hedging, Kennet planted 136 Photinia x fraseri ‘Red Robin’, whose red foliage makes for an eye-catching feature on riverside strolls. Magnolia stellata, Magnolia ‘Elizabeth’ and Sorbus ‘Joseph Rock’(mountain ash) were among the trees planted as other focal points on the lawn areas – each with stunning seasonal displays of colourful foliage or flowers – while Betula pendula ‘Tristis’ adds a more naturalistic effect nearer the river, with its wonderful crown of slender drooping branches and its characteristic bark of elegant silver-white.

Architectural interest and year-round colour was added to open spaces with a range of delightful and low-maintenance shrubs. These included 136 Ceanothus ‘Puget Blue’ (Californian lilac), for dreamy cloudlike clusters of deep blue flowers in later spring and early summer, and 320 Mahonia media ‘Charity’ (Oregon Grape), whose fragrant yellow cup-shaped flowers form striking erect clusters for autumn and winter colour. English lavender (Lavandula angustifolia ‘Hidcote’) was among the other shrubs selected for scent as well as colour, creating a feast for the senses in these open spaces.

Frontages were given distinction with more formal specimens such as Buxus semperviens (box hedging) and Juniperus scopulorum ‘Skyrocket- (Rocky Mountain juniper), a conifer aptly named for its distinctive columnar shape. Flowering shrubs and climbers were cleverly incorporated to ensure year-round interest.