Hilliers Nursary

I was fortunate to be able to visit Hilliers Nursery in Liss, Hampshire to view their collection of trees and see how they are grown and managed.

During the day the group was introduced to a range of key trees which are of importance to Landscape Architects. We were also shown a selection of trees in different stages of growth and introduced to the process by which the trees are bred. The selection of trees available at the nursery is massive- their site in Liss alone covers more than 500 acres with all trees from seedlings up to mature specimens which have been growing for more than 20 years.

As well as normal stemmed trees there is also a range of multi-stemmed trees, shaped trees and instant hedging which is growing in popularity.

Finally we were shown examples of how the trees can be delivered- either bare root, root balled or container grown. This was followed by an impressive demonstration of their large root baller- effortlessly lifting a very large tree specimen!

Thanks must go to Hilliers, Caroline Swann and Jim for a very informative and enjoyable day out. Thanks also to Ed Wall at Kingston for organising the day.