demically researched plug plants and substrates. Boningale GreenSky’s SkyPlugs are plug plants that have been specifically devised for green roofs and mimic the conditions they are to be planted in. To support its SkyPlugs, Boningale GreenSky has developed
Boningale GreenSky B
oningale GreenSky is the award winning green roof department of Albrighton-based Boningale Nurseries, who work with the experts at the University of Sheffield’s Green Roof Centre to develop and aca-
an innovative online tool selector at
www.boningale-greensky.
co.uk, which was recently recognised at the UK Grower Awards 2014. The substrate selector picked up the Best Business Innovation award for helping landscape architects and contrac- tors choose the most appropriate plants and growing medium for their green roofs. Boningale GreenSky Technical Green Roof Expert, Maggie
Fennell, said: “We launched to the commercial market at Futurescape 2012
and Ecobuild 2013; prior to this we had been carrying out com- mercial tests and market trials with green roof installers since 2011.” One of Boningale GreenSky’s most recent projects saw the
company work on a sustainable green roof at the new £250 million Center Parcs Village, Woburn Forest in Bedfordshire. Working with green roofing installers ABG, the company sup-
plied more than 7,000 plants for the extensive green roof on top of the site’s Pancake House. Boningale Nurseries has also been involved in a number of prestigious contracts,
including the rooftop terraces at the
prestigious new £188.8 million Library of Birmingham. The com- pany also supplied nursery stock to several of this year’s 2014 BALI winners. In fact, all three winners in the Soft Landscaping Construction (Non Domestic) under £300,000 category had commissioned Boningale, to supply them with plants and shrubs for their projects. Maggie said: “Because of our academic links, as part of our membership
with BALI, we have been involved with a number of regional presentations, where we have talked about the importance of placing the right plants in the right place to ensure they thrive. “We strive to provide innovative solutions with scientifically
supported best practice guidance. The result is that customers benefit from the highest quality products and the expert support from our learned team.” Maggie added: “With Boningale Nurseries, one of the UK’s largest nurseries
and environmental horticultural specialists, we are the only nursery that can supply both traditional nursery and green roof planting stock.”
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