We are excited and delighted to welcome two student interns from the A2I (Access to Internships) scheme run by the University, who will be joining […]
Category: plants
Get Growing! FREE drop in session Wednesday 15th May
Ever wanted to know how to grow things for you and for wildlife but don’t know where to start? Join the Grounds Nursery Manager, Jess […]
Plant Sale – Tuesday 14th May 2024
The Grounds horticulturalists are selling a variety of beautiful plants from 10am to 2pm on Tuesday 14th May in The Forum Street. Houseplants have been […]
Drought Tolerant Planting
When selecting plants we consider the environment, and plants needing additional regular watering – other than for establishment – are not used. Our aim is […]
The Sunniest Sunflower!
All members of the Grounds Team took part in an in-house Sunflower growing competition this year. The Sunflowers were grown from seed and were then […]
Blooming Lovely Wallpaper Installation!
An exciting new wallpaper installation designed and created by Bee Watson, founder of wild hive paper flowers, has been unveiled. This spectacular wallpaper is inspired […]
New Research – big bumblebees learn locations of best flowers
Big bumblebees take time to learn the locations of the best flowers, new research shows. Meanwhile smaller bumblebees – which have a shorter flight range and […]
From this to this ……….
These bulbs were planted by the path at Reed Hall in November and like magic (and a lot of hard work by the Grounds Team), […]