Tag: grounds
Wildlife friendly hanging baskets
Our hanging baskets have arrived so summer must be nearly here. Baskets are from our usual source – Deans – and this year are tweaked to be extra nature friendly on the advice of Suffolk W... Read More
No Mow May
We always leave the courtyard to go a bit wild during spring to support wildlife. After recent reports they need as much help as they can get.... Read More
Grounds update
Grounds Update Thanks to all colleagues for their help with watering the hanging baskets this summer. They are still going strong and whilst the rota has been completed they will only need infrequent ... Read More
Garden gallery
It doesn’t take much effort or money to change boring office grounds into a vibrant space for the people who work there, and the wildlife that live there. Here’s a gallery of what everyone... Read More
No Mow May
No Mow May has proved so popular that, at the request of colleagues, we’re going further and converting the courtyard to a wildflower meadow. More news on this latest project shortly, in the mea... Read More
Wildlife planting completed
Thanks to Francesca and Jake (pictured) for picking some nice weather this week to complete the wildlife planting at Claydon Court. It’s already looking good and will be transformed in spring.... Read More
Rewilding project launched
We’re working with Green Eye Design to maximise the rewilding potential we have at Claydon Court. It all starts next month and we’ll keep you posted.... Read More
Alcohol fuelled compost bins
Compost bins are not only great for er, compost, they’re great for wildlife too. We found slowworms, toads and all sorts living in our big heap in the corner when it was explored last year. We&#... Read More
Spring finally arrived?
It finally looks like spring might have arrived as the daffodils and crab apples blossom in the cold.... Read More
Tracks of my deers
One of the benefits of recent snow was to prove our theory about Muntjac deer visiting for crab apples (see earlier post). The tracks clearly prove Tony’s hypothesis … The bad... Read More
Wildlife zone competition
Everyone can take action to protect the environment and limit climate change at home and work, even as they become blurred. At Claydon Court we’ve reduced as much as we can through EV charge p... Read More
Bite worse than bark
We were mystified last week by damage to the crab apple trees in our courtyard. Could it be fungus, insects, rabbits or what? One answer came from neighbour Tony Woods who blamed ‘Antler Scrape&... Read More
Tree fellers – not
Thanks to Allstons Tree Surgery for some great work tidying up trees and shrubs that surround Claydon Court. We’re lucky to have inherited a lot of trees planted a long time before we arrived. A... Read More
Less obvious investments
OK, it’s not the most exciting of pictures but demonstrates Claydon Court values in three ways: The trunking on the wall used to be on the ground and has been moved and re-insulated to improve e... Read More
More autumn colours (aka biophilia)
Ten years ago, everyone told us to use it for parking, but we planted grass and crab apples in our courtyard instead. The aim was to provide a better view all year round and shade in the summer. Besid... Read More
Rewilding project underway
Working digitally means we don’t need to store as many desks or other bulky stuff as we used to. Demolishing one shed and moving the other means we’ve now cleared the rear terrace and open... Read More
Autumn colours
Having lots of trees around is always nice … apart from when all the leaves start falling off. Autumn golds very quickly turn into gardening blues as the seemingly unending sweep-up continues.... Read More