GREEN & BLUE INFRASTRUCTURE
Clayton Hotel Bristol . Image from MacGregor Smith .
GREEN-TECH PROVIDES AUTOMATED IRRIGATION FOR BRISTOL ’ S LATEST SUNKEN GARDEN
Background : The latest 4-star hotel to open its doors in Bristol ’ s Old City area has a fascinating history . The Clayton Hotel sits just within the medieval walls of St Johns , on the site of the original Grade 2 listed Everards printing works , first built in 1900 .
Visitors are greeted by a gloriously colourful , tiled Art Nouveau frontage , designed by W . J . Neatby , the Chief Designer at Royal Doulton . His design depicts several facets of Bristol ’ s history ; the female figure in the centre representing Light and Truth , and the two figures to either side , printing and literature , for which Bristol was becoming increasingly known .
Situated in the heart of the old city , outdoor space is practically non-existent , so plans were drawn up to utilise a small space on the lower level at the back to create a rain-forest inspired sunken garden , planted with mature tree ferns , raised beds and seating .
Green-tech involvement : Having a good working relationship going back over a decade , Bathbased landscape architects MacGregor Smith had no hesitation in specifying Green-tech ’ s lightweight intensive topsoil and subsoil for all the planting beds in the sunken garden .
For the tree pits at ground level , the decision was taken to use Greentech ’ s Green-tree Amenity Tree Soil ; a fertile , load bearing structural tree soil from Green-tech , specifically
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