Johnsons of Whixley?s Garden Centre Sales division has supplied approximately 64 trolleys worth of stock to The Arium in Leeds, a new City Council led initiative to provide horticultural support to all areas of Leeds.
The Arium is the name for the newly-opened Leeds Parks Plant Nursery, which will grow more than three million plants a year for the city?s parks, roundabouts, flower beds, school grounds and other locations across the city.
The new nursery opened for business on Thorner Lane in the Scarcroft area of the city on Saturday 7 October and has enjoyed excellent footfall and levels of interest during its open weeks of trade.
The Arium is open to members of the general public and facilities on site include a caf?, shop and outdoor children?s play area.
The products supplied by Johnsons include a broad selection from across the firm?s range.
Johnsons of Whixley garden centre sales manager, Mark Reynard, said: ?The Garden Centre Sales side of our business has enjoyed a relationship spanning more than 10 years with Leeds City Council, while commercially the two parties have worked together for more than 40 years.
?It?s pleasing to be able to further enhance an already strong relationship by helping the Council kick-start their new project at The Arium. We wish them every success during their first year of trade, and look forward to working closely with them in the future.?
The Arium?s senior supervisor, Lee Cawood, said: ?As a council, we?ve enjoyed an excellent relationship with Johnsons of Whixley for generations. They?ve been a key supplier to our amenity projects for a number of those years, and we?re delighted to be partnering with them for The Arium.
?The level of service and the overall quality of product that we?ve received from Johnsons has been first class, and we look forward to further strengthening our relationship with the business in the years ahead.?
Johnsons of Whixley Garden Centre Sales is a part of the Johnsons of Whixley Group.
Johnsons of Whixley is one of the largest commercial nursery businesses in Europe, and a trusted supplier of plants and trees to the amenity sector in the UK.
