Landscape Contractor Appointed

North of England based landscape contractor, Blakedown Landscapes has been appointed to deliver the Green Streets project around Four Acre St Helens.The work involves the excavation of over 80 tree pits and the planting of extra heavy standard trees of about 3-4m in height.

The trees, planted in pavements,verges and in the local park -King George V Playing Fields, will give a sense of instant impact to the streets.

Bright green guards will protect the trees from accidental damage from cars whilst allowing the clearance of litter or debris build up around the tree.

Residents will be encouraged to plant up around the trees with bulbs or small flowering plants.

The contract is estimated to take around 3 weeks to complete in readiness for spring bud break when trees burst into life!

Landscape Architect Appointed

Architects Ombler Iwanowski have been appointed by The Mersey Forest on behalf of St Helens Council to take forward plans to plant over 80 trees in the Four Acre and nearby Sutton Manor area linking residents to local shopping, neighbourhood services,schools and green spaces in the area.

Griff Evans of OI Architects (pictures left) said 'we have a wide range of experience of delivering this type of scheme in regeneration areas across the Mersey belt.I think this is a great scheme that offers an opportunity to bring a variety of colourful ornamental trees to this community and it will certainly brighten up the streets of south St Helens'