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idverde provides a wide range of green services, including grounds maintenance, landscape creation, and advice services, to both private and public sectors across the UK.
Belgrade Plaza, Coventry
idverde was approached by George Downing Construction back in 2019 for the soft landscaping of Belgrade Plaza to complement two new build blocks of student accommodation and residential housing. The contract included planting trees, plants and shrubs and laying turf to create a lawn area.
idverde was approached by George Downing Construction back in 2019 for the soft landscaping of Belgrade Plaza to complement two new build blocks of student accommodation and residential housing. The contract included planting trees, plants and shrubs and laying turf to create a lawn area.
The builds consist of 385 student apartments and an 100 bed residential block on the popular plaza in Coventry, which is a mixed-use destination home to restaurants, apartments and hotels. Optimised Environments, a Landscape architect based in Manchester, designed the outdoor space to optimise the area outside of the buildings with the plans then being actioned by idverde.
Main Challenges
With the project starting during the colder months, wet weather caused certain areas on-site to become waterlogged. This was overcome by delaying some aspects of the contract until the ground conditions allowed the work to be delivered to the required specification.
As this was also a building site, there was a risk of the landscaping becoming damaged prior to the contract completion. To avoid this, all grounds work was completed prior to the planting of the trees and shrubs, with turfing undertaken towards the end of the contract.
The Result
With all of the trees delivered to the site in one delivery, idverde was able to plant each of them immediately and the project was completed in less than a month. Types of trees planted included Globosum, Avondale and Contorta. A wide range of shrubs were planted including Ruby Glows, Peach Flambes, Albas, and Green Carpets, creating a colourful environment.
The planted trees now form a shaded seating area, with surrounding plants and shrubs which brighten the area and create a greener environment in the city. This area will benefit residents of the buildings, with plants helping to reduce anxiety and stress levels. This is especially important in built-up areas such as Belgrade Plaza, which has a number of high-rise buildings with no outdoor space.