Developer Planting Apple Trees Across Greater London Sites
With the National Trust urging government to invest in green urban neighbourhoods and city street parks, London Square is committing to planting apple trees in the garden of every new house it builds, and in the landscaped grounds of all its developments across Greater London.
Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission’s report, Living with Beauty, has inspired London Square's founder and chief executive, Adam Lawrence, to make tree-planting part of the company’s 10th anniversary celebrations this year.
He said: “We are embracing a great tradition by visionaries such as Dame Henrietta Barnett, who presented apple trees to every home in Hampstead Garden Suburb when it was first built at the turn of the 20th century. Many of those trees still survive today.
“We want to mark our anniversary in a tangible way that will stand the test of time. We will give an apple tree for the garden of every house we sell and plant apple trees in the communal gardens and landscaped areas of our developments, supporting the ideas put forward in the Living with Beauty report. We will be using a traditional English variety and residents will be able to enjoy the spring blossom, watch the apples grow throughout the season, and enjoy eating them in the autumn.”
London Square has won many WhatHouse? Awards, delivering a mix of affordable and private sale homes, community facilities and commercial space. It currently has 1,018 homes in production at sites across Greater London, including Bermondsey, Caledonian Road and Orpington, as well as Staines-upon-Thames in Berkshire and Tadworth in Surrey.
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