Johnsons Nurseries Supplies Plants For Rockliffe‘s Multimillion-Pound Transformation

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One of the UK’s largest plant nurseries, Johnsons Nurseries Ltd, has continued its long-standing relationship with the five-star luxury resort, Rockliffe, supplying more than 17,000 plants and trees for its newly landscaped grounds as part of its multimillion-pound transformation.

Set within 375 acres of historic parkland near Darlington, Rockliffe has undergone an extensive transformation, including the restoration of its Grade II-listed Old Hall, enhanced accommodation, new dining experiences, and the creation of a standalone restaurant pavilion named Atlas.

The ambitious project has seen the resort's gardens and outdoor spaces transformed to complement the renovated and new buildings, creating an attractive and welcoming environment for guests.

The landscape and planting scheme was designed by Colour Landscape Architects, while Johnsons Nurseries supplied an extensive selection of shrubs, trees, instant hedging, ornamental grasses, flowering perennials and topiary, creating year-round interest throughout the newly landscaped grounds.

Among the varieties supplied were mature Scots pines, multi-stem Amelanchier lamarckii and Magnolia trees, alongside instant Carpinus betulus hedging and ornamental Taxus baccata topiary. The planting scheme also features an extensive mix of flowering perennials and ornamental grasses, including Anemone 'Honorine Jobert', Geranium 'Rozanne', Rudbeckia 'Goldsturm', Calamagrostis and Deschampsia, providing seasonal colour, texture and movement throughout the gardens.

The landscaping was carried out in-house by Rockliffe’s Estates team, led by Head of Engineering & Estates Phil Mennell.

Despite one of the hottest and driest summers, the team worked tirelessly to establish thousands of plants and trees, extensive hedging and new lawn areas, overcoming challenging conditions and tight deadlines to complete the grounds ahead of the resort's reopening.

Group Managing Director at Johnsons Nurseries, Graham Richardson, said:

"We're incredibly proud to have supplied the plants for Rockliffe’s newly transformed gardens as part of this prestigious development."

"From the restoration of the historic walled garden to this latest transformation, it's rewarding to see how the grounds have evolved. The finished gardens look fantastic, and we're delighted to have played a part in creating outdoor spaces that guests can enjoy for years to come."

Phil Mennell, Head of Engineering & Estates at Rockliffe, added:

"This has been one of the most ambitious landscaping projects we've undertaken at Rockliffe, and I'm incredibly proud of what our Estates team has achieved. Working closely with Johnsons Nurseries has been invaluable, ensuring we had the quality and variety of plants needed to bring the designs to life."

"It's been fantastic to see the gardens transform, and I'm looking forward to watching them establish and mature for our guests to enjoy for many years to come."

Emma Fletcher, Director at Colour Landscape Architects, said:

“Johnsons have been a great support on the delivery of the new gardens at Rockliffe, assisting us on species choices and availability from early design stages and providing flexibility in deliveries to align with the challenging project programme."

"We are delighted that the completed gardens have been so well received, and a large part of that is the impact that the planting beds and stock have had.”

The completed gardens complement the resort's historic parkland setting, enhancing the guest experience and marking another chapter in Johnsons' long-standing relationship with Rockliffe, which reopened at the beginning of September.

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Dec 6, 2023

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Yorkshire-based niche law firm, Hawkswell Kilvington, has made a series of promotions to its senior team.

The firm of specialist construction and engineering lawyers has promoted Claire Saunders, Matthew Shotton and Rebecca Jackson to their new role as Legal Director.

The trio of specialist construction lawyers at the firm deal with complex and high value construction disputes in all forms of dispute resolution, including adjudication, litigation, arbitration and mediation.

Speaking on behalf of the promotions, Thomas Salter, Partner at Hawkswell Kilvington said,

“We are incredibly proud to promote Claire, Matthew and Rebecca to the role of Legal Director."

"All three are exceptionally talented solicitors whose hard work and dedication is reflected not only in the results they achieve for our clients but also acts as an inspiration for others at the firm too."

“Claire is one of our longest serving solicitors, who has been with us since the first day of her training contract. It is therefore an incredibly proud moment to recognise her continued development with the firm in this way."

“Matthew is an outstanding lawyer and has established himself as a key individual both within the team and also for a broad range of clients. Since joining the firm, Rebecca has become an integral part of the disputes team and is already a trusted advisor to our clients.”

Commenting on their promotions, Claire Saunders, Legal Director said,

“I am really looking forward to this next stage of my career and continuing to grow alongside the firm as Legal Director.“

Matthew Shotton, Legal Director added,

“I am delighted to have been promoted and working as part of a progressive law firm, which is going from strength to strength."

“Hawkswell Kilvington is a well-regarded presence in the legal market and the quality of our work and the clients we advise is testament to this; I am looking forward to playing my part in the continued development and growth of the firm in this regard.”

Speaking on behalf of her promotion, Legal Director, Rebecca Jackson added, “Whilst I am extremely pleased with the promotion on a personal level, it is a real testament to the expertise, investment, support and ambition within Hawkswell Kilvington more generally."

“I look forward to embarking on the next stage of my career and continuing to contribute in every way I can to support the firm’s continued growth and our longstanding reputation as eminent construction specialists.”

Hawkswell Kilvington represents a number of blue-chip construction-based clients and has gained recognition as a Tier 1 firm in the Legal 500.

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