Woodpecker Close Extra Care Scheme, Wallasey

Client


Alpha Living

Architect


Pozzoni Architects

Year


2018

Project Type


Extra Care

Status


In Progress

Intro

The gardens were designed in summer 2018 by Natural Dimensions as part of the development of a new 78 apartment extra care facility to provide high quality communal outdoor garden space for residents. The project received planning approval in Nov 18 and is due to start on site in 2019.

Formal Garden with formal lawn, box hedges and perennial planting and a raised bed vegetable growing area.
formal gardens
Car park with tree boulevard and boundary hedge planting
entrance landscape
Habitat garden with wildflower meads, perennial and ornamental grass areas, seating walls, pergola and gravel garden
habitat gardens
July ’21
July ’21

THE DESIGN

The gardens create a quiet contained sanctuary for residents to encourage socialising and wellbeing. The design provides a series of gardens with a central formal lawn, a raised bed growing area, a wildlife sensory garden and a gravel garden. Planting includes a large number of new trees, a range of grasses and perennials with a strong evergreen structure. Designs also include the soft landscape around private apartment courtyards,  the car park, building entrances and a tree boulevard to the main entrance.