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July 15, 2021

More Wow Wildflowers!

The wildflower areas at St Luke’s Campus are looking fantastic.

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October 2, 2020

Sustainable Practices – seed propagation and plants grown in-house

We have been busy with seed propagation this week in our Estate Services Centre Nursery. The cuttings are soft-wood material using the techniques of nodal, […]

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February 18, 2020

Azara microphylla in flower and it smells divine!

This Azara microphylla, located halfway down Poole Gate on Streatham Campus exact location, is currently in flower and the tiny yellow vanilla scented flowers smell divine! Do […]

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February 6, 2020

Plants that help the atmosphere in the home

Plants are so beneficial for our health and wellbeing: We are holding a plant sale on Tuesday 11th February form 9am to 2pm in Cross […]

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January 29, 2020

Plant Sale – Tuesday 11th February 2020

The Grounds Team will be selling a mixture of indoor and outdoor plants from 9am to 2pm on Tuesday 11th February 2020 in Cross Keys […]

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December 12, 2019

Christmas Plant Sale – Tuesday 17th December 2019

The Grounds Team will be selling beautiful handmade Christmas wreaths, Poinsettias and a mixture of indoor and outdoor plants in The Forum Street from 9am to […]

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October 21, 2019

Plant Sale – Tuesday 22nd October 2019

The Grounds Team are selling a mixture of indoor and outdoor plants in The Forum Street from 9am to 3pm on Tuesday 22nd October 2019. Please […]

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July 8, 2019

Bees’ Needs Week 8th-14th July 2019

Bees and other pollinators are vital to growing lots of our favourite foods and for plants to flourish in our fields and gardens. It is […]

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July 2, 2019

Wildflowers Trial – Reed Hall Beds

We are trialling a crop of summer flowering wildflowers at Reed Hall beds this year. We have had to change the planting scheme and rest […]

Exeter University, Grounds, Reed Hall, Streatham Campus by Mark
June 28, 2019

Update – Voodoo Lily has flowered

We are very excited to announce that the Dracunculus vulgaris (voodoo lily) has flowered!  

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