Royal Leamington Spa Pump Room Gardens

18c ENTRANCE PLANTING BEDS
All year floral interest with mixed shrub and herbaceous planting to reflect style of planting in Jephson Gardens
Shade mix beneath mature high canopy trees and sun borders
Flowers/perennial as understory 4/m2 planted in drifts
CMP 18 PLANTING AREAS a - g
18a LINEAR RAISED BED ON THE PARADE.
5-12Nr per species i.e:
medium height mixed herbaceous border plants to includeBergenia cordifolia, Heuchera 'Palace Purple Sedum spectabile,
Verbena rigida, Sisyrinchium striatum, Iris pallida 'Variegata'
Eryngium x oliverianum Nepeta nervosa, Origanum vulfare, O.aureum
Bulbs: Allium, Scilla bifolia, Chionodoxa luciliae
Pump Room Frontage - Specimen trees ie:
Cedrus atlantica, C.deodara, Cryptomeria japonica, Picea omorika
Taxodium distichum (swamp cypress) Pinus radiata (Monterey Pine)
Tilia cordata (Small leaved lime), Tilia tomentosa/ peteolaris (Lime)
Rosmarinus 'Severn Seas'
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Ground cover roses:
Rosa 'Grouse'
R. Swany
Hardy bulbous plants in
sweeps beneath trees to
include:
Cyclamen hederifolia,
Cyclamen coum
Colchicum autumnale 'Major'
Narcissus - dwarf varieties
Crocus spp
Typical cross section of shrubbery border 18c NTS
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Hydrangea quercifolia
Sarcoccocca humilis
Skimmia 'Kew Green'
edged with Luzula sylvatica, Stachys lanata, Iris germanica ,
Tall Tulip with Forget-me-Not for Spring
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Autumn/ Winter interest foliage/berries
Cerastostigma willmottiana
Abelia chinensis
Daphne odoro
Fuschia magellanica
18b BANDSTAND BORDER
Formal planting to reflect early 20th century images with shrub roses of
Astrantia major, A. maxima
Anemone 'September Charm'
Bergenia cordifolia
Cimicifuga ramosa 'Brunette'
Euphorbia spp
Geranium spp (Cranesbill)
Helleborus spp
Iris foetidissima
Sedum 'Herbstfruede'
Allium sphaerocphalon
Fritillaria imperialis
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Riverside Walk - Specimen trees ie:
Cedrus atlantica, C. deodara
Broad leaved trees - Quercus palustris,
Quercus robur,(Oak)
Platanus x acerifolia (Plane)
Spring/Summer interest flowering shrubs as accents:
Close mown grass verge
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TREE PLANTING
Linden Avenue replacement trees- semi mature
Tilia platyphyllos (Broad leaved Lime)
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PLANTING STRATEGY
Meadow grass areas 2 x annual cut
Planting areas See Lists
5 to 7
18d BATH CHAIR RAMPS - Curved
borders with colourful floral plants as
accents viewed across the Pump Room
Gardens:
Planted in curves to reflect arc and raked
height ie:
Low front edge
Anchusa azurea
Geum 'Mrs Bradshaw'
Stachys lanata
Mid height :
Coreopsis verticillata 'Zagreb'
Salvia nemorosa 'May Night'
Physostegia virginiana 'Vivid'
Accent grasses:
Molinia caerula
Panicum virgatum 'Rubrum'
pennisetum alopecuroides 'Hameln'
Taller backdrop:
Chrysanthemum rubellum
Heliopsis 'Ballet Dancer'
Veronicastrum virginicum
Rudbeckia tribola
Maintain vegetation to encourage diversity throughout the
riverside banks. Retain the existing river edge protection.
New Seating Bay
Planting to create a focal point and interest around benches
using mainly native species
Existing mature trees retained- refer to
Midland Tree surgeons Report Nov. 2014
1553A Weeping willow - pollard
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Trees to be felled - 1546 Sycamore,
1549A Poplar, 1550 Red Horse Chestnut,
1557 White poplar, 1561 Ash.
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Create a sensory garden area associated
with the water pool and SUDS drainage.
Semi natural in character with ornamental
features associated with new rockwork.
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- York Bridge ot Tree Group C - Retain good standard trees
with clear stem. Coppice remainder in rotation and
encourage low groundcover.
Maintain existing grass and herb layer around Bath Chair
ramps with selective ground cover and perennial planting:
Tree Group C to Rain Garden riverside:
Clear woody vegetation to establish herb layer. Introduce
native wildflower species to include :
Iris pseudoacorus
Filipendula purpurea Meadowsweet
Lythrum salicaria Purple Loosestrife
Veronica gentianoides Speedwell
Viola canina Dog Violet
Ferns ie: Athryium felix foemina
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18f RIVERSIDE BANKS
Managed in 3 zones
- Pump Room to York Bridge-(includes tree Groups A& B)
Coppice ash & sycamore and reduce undergrowth to
maintain low understorey beneath tree canopy.
Introduce accent shrubs and groundcover to include:
Ilex aquifolium, Hedera helix, Lonicera periclymenum.
Backdrop planting along boundary and
riverside, coppiced to reduce general
height:
Laurel, Cornus spp, Hazel, Holly, Yew,
Box, Ribes spp. Salix caprea,
Viburnum spp. Ligustrum vulgare
Lonicera 'Graham Thomas'
Ferns in variety, Arum italicum 'Pictum'
Marginal & aquatic planting to include:
Butomus umbellatus
Caltha palustris
Hosta sieboldiana 'Elegans'
Iris pseudoacorus
Epimedium perralderianum
Geranium spp.
Mentha aquatica
Myosotis scorpiodes
Rodgersia aesculifolia
Iris laevigata
Juncus effusus
Grasses ie: Miscanthus zebrinus
Festuca glauca
Acorus gramineus 'Variegatus'
18g YORK PROMENADE BORDERS
To improve the appearance of the planting from across York
Bridge and access paths
Foliage and low growing shrubs to ensure visibility is
maintained on pedestrian access routes.
To increase variety of existing planting but retain ivy
understory in places.
Epimedium x rubrum, Geranium macrorrhizum
Euphorbia robbiae,
Helleborus orientalis,
Luzula sylvatica
Bergenia cordifolia
Mahonia
Lonicera pileata
Skimmia japonica 'Fructo-albo'
Sarcococca humilis
Hebe spp
Cistus spp
Bulbous plants - Anemone blanda
Viola,Cyclamen,
Eranthis hyemalis
See Detail Drawing AP-556-01-6b
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Pump Room Gardens - Royal Leamington Spa
Planting Strategy
AP-556-01-04
HLF Project PP 13-0598
Scale 1:500 @A1
June 2015
Ashmead.Price