LANDSCAPING SERVICES
MULTI-MILLION-POUND MAKEOVER FOR FIVE-STAR DURHAM SPA HOTEL SEES JOHNSONS OF WHIXLEY SUPPLY OVER 5K PLANTS
Leading UK plant nursery , Johnsons of Whixley , has provided over five thousand plants to a five-star luxury spa hotel in County Durham , as part of the venue ’ s £ 8.5million expansion plans .
The Yorkshire-based horticultural business was chosen to supply a range of plants and trees to Seaham Hall Hotel ’ s grounds , including its bungalow lodges , 44,000sq ft spa area and hotel terrace , as a project to develop a series of new luxury suites for the hotel also gets underway .
Johnsons of Whixley , which worked with Richard Porter of Garden Vision Ltd , supplied the plants for the project , providing a diverse range of plants and trees , ensuring a considered approach in keeping with the property ’ s Georgian heritage . The supply included Allium hollandicum plants , Allium nigrum , Betula jacquemontii trees , Geranium ‘ Johnson ’ s Blue ’, Lavandula ‘ Hidcote ’
Magnolia ‘ Susan ’ and Nepeta faassenii .
Garden Vision completed the designs for the outside spa area , terrace and lodges as well as providing the soft and hard landscaping for the projects .
Founded over 100 years ago , Johnsons is a three-generation family business that has an excellent reputation for supplying the hotel trade . Previous projects include Grantley Hall in
Ripon , The Torridon in Scotland and The Springs Resort & Golf Club in Oxfordshire .
Richard Porter Director at Garden Vision Ltd said : “ Garden Vision have been proud to complete the design , landscaping & planting for Seaham Hall , a client that we have a great working relationship with . Throughout the design process , I was able to call on the knowledge from Johnson ’ s , when needed , to ensure the planting design and implementation delivered the quality required for this historic venue .”
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