Business Areas & Premises

Thumbnail : A water feature at Westwood Business Park : Click image to enlarge

Local industrial estates and business parks within the city offer shining examples of regeneration and high quality grounds maintenance. Westwood Business Park provides a pleasant and enjoyable working environment of 65 acres of well manicured grounds for around 50 businesses. The park utilises sustainable planting alongside contemporary and attractive landscaping using various shrubs and perennials to provide year round colour alongside stunning key focal points such as water features, ponds and rockeries.

Thumbnail : Landscaped island at Walsgrave Triangle : Click image to enlarge

Walsgrave Triangle is home to a variety of offices and warehouses, Barclays Bank boasts a lake ground in the centre of its premises which is surrounded by woodland, offering a haven to both workers and wildlife. Coventry Registry Office in the heart of the city encourages bees and butterflies to its ornamental flower bed by planting nectar rich plants such as Buddleja and lavender which are rich in nectar. The pretty bog garden is unique to the city and not only provides a stunning backdrop to wedding photographs but acts as a miniature nature reserve, the jewel in the crown in the bog garden is the Darmera peltata which provides interesting leaves and pretty pink blooms when in flower before taking on stunning fiery hues in autumn.

Thumbnail : Welcome bed at Coventry Train Station : Click image to enlarge

Coventry Train Station is, for many, the gateway to the city. The stunning welcome bed creates a lasting and positive display to commuters and visitors to the city and is carefully maintained throughout the year. The UK’s first city centre based IKEA has embraced its new location in the heart of Coventry and is making efforts to brighten the immediate surroundings with well maintained border planting, herbaceous plants and shrubs as well as grass verges. Other key arrival points in Coventry are, Belgrade Plaza Car Park, a contemporary and decadent parking facility complete with high levels of maintenance and pretty planter beds to brighten up the unit. Work has also been undertaken in Godford Street Car Park, through the development and nurturing of one of its prime beds and Coventry University's brand new building offers a hard landscaped perspective of freshly mown lawns, steel furnishings and sign posts for ease of navigation.

Thumbnail : Turmeric Gold restaurant has embraced this years' Bloom campaign : Click image to enlarge

All planters and beds within the city centre compliment the overall theme and colour scheme of the campaign, and compliment the local roots design for this year’s entry. The local pubs have also embraced this years’ Bloom campaign with many of the public houses making an extra effort with their beer gardens and frontages. The Squirrel has both a well maintained decked area outside the front of the pub and large enclosed beer garden to the rear with planter beds filled with Cordyline australis and other tropical themed foliage. The hanging baskets also complement the existing coverage and provide a relaxed atmosphere in the heart of the city centre. The Kasbah is famed for its gorgeous Moroccan themed garden, providing the perfect break out area from the nightclub it is filled with exotic flora including palms and vines. Whitefriars Old Ale house is a fantastic traditional pub homed in two of Coventry’s oldest townhouses, the large beer garden offers plenty of character with many old and antique bits of machinery now being used as planters. The award winning Turmeric Gold on Medieval Spon Street consistently displays floral providing all year round colour.
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