A few members of the Grounds team used their volunteering day at Poltimore House to help with path repairs, clearing drains and digging out brambles […]
Category: Grounds
Grounds Nursery Springing Into Life!
The campus is springing into life and so is the Grounds Nursery! So much excellent skilled work goes on behind the scenes; propagating and grafting […]
National Collection of Azara
Do you know that the University of Exeter has an accredited National Collection of Azara? Azara is a genus of trees and shrubs which are […]
National Nest Box Week
We have a strong sustainable and biodiversity ethos within the Grounds team and our arborists practice this as much as possible by regularly creating habitat […]
Bird Survey Highlights Winter 2024-25
Bird surveys carried out by an independent consultant every year in spring/summer and again in winter have been in place on the Streatham Campus for […]
New Plant Heritage National Collection of Dierama!
We are delighted to announce that the University of Exeter has a new Plant Heritage National Collection of Dierama! This is in addition to our […]
Hospiscare’s Christmas Tree Collection Scheme
The University’s Grounds team are delighted to be supporting Hospiscare’s Christmas Tree Collection scheme again this year. If you live in EX1, EX2, EX3, EX4, […]
Donation of Aloe Vera Plants to Paignton Zoo
The Grounds team have recently donated around 30 large Aloe vera plants to Paignton Zoo for planting into their arid display glasshouse. The gardeners at […]
Christmas Plant Sale – Tuesday 3rd December
The Grounds horticulturists are selling a variety of beautiful plants including wreaths and mistletoe at their Christmas Plant Sale from 10am to 2pm on Tuesday […]
What is seed saving and why is it important?
This autumn the Grounds team and budding volunteers have been seed saving from a range of the plants and trees that happily grow on our […]