82 LANDSCAPING & EXTERNAL WORKS


Green-tech supply materials as part of £300m Leeds redevelopment project


with the West Yorkshire Playhouse, the Quarry Hill Campus is one of the first developments to be completed as part of an exciting £300m redevelopment of the area. As part of the larger development, including Gateway Court and Playhouse Square, approximately 0.4ha of existing green space will be enhanced, and a further 0.2ha created, including 33 new trees, shrub planting and grassed terraces. Situated next to the west Yorkshire


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Playhouse, planners were keen to develop a continuous public realm throughout the site. Leading Leeds landscape architects Re-form, used landscaping and planting to soften what was previously a hard-urban space. The use of trees along the front of the building, as well as around the entrance and raised parking area, add welcome greenery, while three large planters break up what would be an


esigned to be an important and integral part of Leeds’ vibrant Cultural Quarter, sitting side by side


exposed area at the lower level front corner. The Green-tech team worked with Howard Civil Engineering, providing the unique, patented ArborRaft tree pit system. ArborRaft’s shallow profile not only protects the soil from compaction, but also reduces intrusion into the rooting area. Combined with Green-tree’s specially formulated AborRaft soil and subsoil, this will give the trees the very best chance of successful establishment. Terram Root Guard was used


BRUNDLE F.H.BRUNDLE SERVING THE TRADE SINCE 1889 SQUARE & ROUND POST SYSTEM


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• Long lasting • Lightweight & easy to handle SIMPLICITY SYSTEM


• Ready to install pre-assembled posts • Panels can be cut to size on-site • Just cut, glue & screw


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where necessary and the tree pits were finished off with the Fortress grille, allowing paving to be laid seamlessly, practically up to the trees themselves. Irrigation is provided by the tried and tested Mona Relief Grande. The perforated pipe sits around the root ball and, via a capped filler pipe provides a cost effective, easy to use irrigation solution.


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