Moss Bank Nurseries in Leigh has been a long-term partner with the council in helping to make the borough look beautiful.
The family run businesses is a great example of a locally based company which shares the same values as the council, invests in the employment and training of local people and is now adapting its offer to support the council’s low carbon ambitions.
Moss Bank has been contracted for many years to supply plants for the borough’s wonderful parks, as well as hanging baskets for Wigan In Bloom. They have recruited apprentices as part of the contract and are always supportive in the training of the council’s horticultural apprentices and the principles of The Deal in supporting local community groups.
The nurseries are now supporting the council’s move to a more naturalised borough with more perennial plants and wildflowers being planted, which reduces the carbon footprint of the operation compared to annual planting.
The nurseries are using their expertise to support the council in this approach.
The future partnership between the council and Moss Bank will build on the training and employment opportunities available to people locally while also helping to create a low carbon and greener borough.