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ENSCAPE CREATE BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY
GARDEN FOR WIRRAL EVOLUTIONS IN PENSBY
Wirral Evolutions are delighted to unveil their fully
renovated day centre in Pensby, and in collaboration with
Wirral Landscape Design firm, Enscape, have added a
wildlife and sensory garden for service users.
As part of the £2million refurbishment and redevelopment of
Pensby Day Centre on Somerset Road by Wirral Evolutions,
the outdoor space has been completely overhauled with help
from Enscape and funding from Tesco’s local community
support programme.
Enscape were commissioned to design and develop an easy
to maintain garden which encourages wildlife and excites
the senses. Incorporating two distinct zones the garden was
designed and completed to a tight timescale and forms a
crucial part of the day centre redevelopment.
The commission for the garden had originally been awarded
to another company but having drastically miscalculated
their budget, they pulled out at the last minute, leaving the
team at Enscape to step in, sourcing the hard landscaping
and plants, and completing the project in record time.
The site had a number of challenges including existing hard
landscaping and the stringent accessibility requirements for
wheelchairs and service users with mobility issues. Working
within restrictions and coming up with practical solutions,
the team designed a space that was functional as well as
beautiful, ensuring the garden could be enjoyed by all.
The design incorporated Enscape’s trademark large scale
planters, filled with a wide range of wildlife friendly plants
including buddleia and verbena to attract butterflies and
herbs and scented flowers for the sensory garden.
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Wirral Evolut ions Managing Director Christine Rothwell
said “I can’t thank Nick at Enscape enough. We had received
funding from Tesco for a sensory garden for people with
multiple profound learning disabilities at Wirral Evolutions’
Pensby Wood location. At the last minute the people
commissioned for this project pulled out. We were really
stuck with a very tight timeframe for this project. We called
Enscape who said they would come along to see if they could
help. Wow and did they help.
“Enscape listened to what was needed to meet the needs
of the people we support and designed the sensory area
that surpassed our vision and expectations. The garden is
accessible to all, people are enjoying interacting with the
water feature and watching the butterflies, bees and wildlife
drawn to the bespoke plants. Enscape care about the gardens
they bring to life and their after care is just as important to
them as the work they produce.”
Enscape’s team are proud of their work on site, with
Managing Director Nick Akers commenting: “We pride
ourselves on our flexible approach and ability to adapt to
tight budgets and timescales. When we met with Christine
it was clear how important the project was to the staff and
service users and we knew that we had to do everything we
could to help”.
The centre reopened with a launch party in July 2018 and the
garden is now in full bloom ready to be enjoyed by visitors
and their families.