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Horticultural Practice
During the year, flower beds are watered and dead headed regularly as required throughout the growing period. Grown at Baginton Nursery locally, the plants themselves are provided with peat free compost and slow release fertiliser within the planting pot. Regularly monitored and checked for disease, pests or deficiencies, the plants are closely monitored to ensure that any potential issues are dealt with quickly and efficiently. The focal beds with colourful designs are planted using traditional methods as opposed to plug carpet bed planting which is less sustainable and not as cost effective in terms of both the initial outlay of the plants and the intensive watering regime. As always, sustainability is a huge part of Coventry’s bloom campaign with a mixture of both hardy and seasonal plants appearing throughout the city to insure year round coverage. A good example of a scheme in practice is the sustainable bed found in Greyfriars Green. The Landscape Group to provide a selection of herbaceous bedding which flowers continually throughout the year. The choice of plants used requires little or no maintenance and provides annual colour throughout the various stages of the growing season. This process has eliminated waste and substantially cut the cost of new planting and cultivation, saving approximately £25,000 over three years. 
Within the last twelve months, work has been completed on the brand new Coventry University car park adjacent to the library in Far Gosford Street. The area has seen vast improvement with high quality planting reflecting the contemporary design of the new structure. With sustainable shrubbery and wood chip borders, tree lined pathways and sloping lawns, the area has lifted an otherwise hard landscape. Bond’s Hospital located in Hill Street within the city centre provides excellent examples of quality planting schemes that have developed and flourished amongst the traditional structures of the old buildings. With climbing roses, sustainable herbaceous bedding and all year round colour within its several themed gardens, this attractive heritage site is admired and cherished daily with its residents and passing visitors.
Coventry City Council has worked to provide new tree planting for the Cannon Park area to enhance and invigorate the residential streets. As the trees mature, the new additions will provide substantial greenery to offset the otherwise urban environment. Coombe Abbey Country Park continues to invest time and money in providing new trees on the outskirts of its woodland walks. The traditional maze garden, opposite the spectacular manor house is continually maintained throughout all seasons delivering a stunning addition to the overall visitor experience. 
Instead of the usual flowering beds found on campus, staff at Coventry University have worked to establish a new vegetable garden located next to the popular ‘EAT’ café. Vegetables planted include crinkled cabbage, rhubarb, tomatoes, runner beans and curly kale. © 2011 CV One Ltd. Website design: CV One Ltd Home : Horticultural Achievement : Environmental Responsibility Community Participation : Bloom Events Diary : Press Releases : Image Gallery  |
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