Northop Nurseries puts Knowsley into Bloom

August 4, 2011

The town of Knowsley is in full, colourful bloom thanks to the work of Northop Nurseries and the students of Northop College.

The wholesale plant nursery based at the Northop College site, won the Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council summer bedding contract at the beginning of the year.  The operation, which is now complete, has seen the nursery produce over 115,000 plants for the contract which covered the 200 flower beds in the council’s region.

The contract was fully supported by the Northop College, Entry to Horticulture course, with students assisting the Northop Nurseries team in plant preparation and care during the initial growth stages and also in the distribution stages of the operation.

Dave Barkley, Street Scene Operations Manager at Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council said: “Northop Nurseries have provided all of Knowsley MBC’s 2011 summer bedding plants. Northop have supplied over 115,000 bedding plants this season in over 50 varieties which have been planted in Knowlsey’s 200 flower beds, this has logistically been a challenging piece of work for the borough and the staff at Northop Nurseries.

“The team have provided an excellent service both in terms of quality and their flexibility to deliver the plants in accordance with the specific requirements of our bedding programme”.   

Alex Woodward, Northop Nurseries Sales Supervisor said: “This has been a challenging but fantastic project to work on.  The flower beds in Knowsley look wonderful; they are certainly something that the Northop College students should be proud of working on”.