GREEN & BLUE INFRASTRUCTURE
GREEN-TREE ROOF
GARDEN SUBSTRATE
SPECIFIED FOR BALI AWARD WINNING ROOF GARDEN PROJECT
Green-tech has announced that their Green-tree roof garden substrate was used in the awardwinning scheme installed by Palmer Landscapes .
Leodis Square , Sweet Street , Leeds is a city centre development project , comprising four apartment blocks of up to 12 storeys high . The development is also home to two podium gardens ; situated on the roofs of the on-site car parking , which form the courtyards for the apartments .
Palmer Landscapes is a commercial landscape contractor with 50 years ’ experience behind them . The Leodis Square project took two years to complete and won them a 2020 BALI Award in the category Roof Gardens / Living Wall Installations – Residential Roof Garden or Podium Landscaping – under 250k
Palmer Landscapes constructed and landscaped the central podium courtyard gardens to offer an outdoor area that fits with the aspirational design of the overall development . The landscape design for the shared courtyard space contains varied seating opportunities , planting and lawn areas where residents can sit back , relax and enjoy city life .
Palmers have a long-standing relationship with Green-tech and turned to them for their landscaping materials . This complex project involved importing 550 m3 of Green-tree lightweight roof garden substrate , through narrow walkways up to the podium courtyard gardens .
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