Landscaping

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Maintenance types:

• Biodiversity areas
• Tree stock and woodlands
• Shrub/herbaceous borders
• Grass areas
• Weed control
• Pruning/small arboricultural works
• Maintaining biodiversity areas
• Snow clearing/gritting at a number of University properties across the estate

We are also involved with in-house design for new building works and the planned refurbishment of existing landscaped areas.

The key areas we maintain are:

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• Pollock Halls and other Student Residences
• King's Buildings
• George Square Gardens
• Easter Bush Campus
• Queen's Medical Research Institute, BioQuarter
• Moray House

Maintenance Objectives for the Landscape Team:

• Apply good horticultural, arboricultural and ecological practice to all operations
• Promote healthy growth and establishment of all plants, trees and grass areas
• Ensure consistent control of invasive weeds
• Ensure development of optimum plant form, shape and planting density
• Provide protection against pests and diseases
• Promote wildlife value and species diversity where appropriate
• Contribute to the value of the green infrastructure on site and helping provide links with the wider landscape
• Maintain Health & Safety requirements to all areas of public open space for students, staff and visitors

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