Hillier Nursery

This morning at 11.00 with met Dave ,where he then told us some history and information on the Nursery  , Hiller Nursery  was founded 1864 , in the past 25 year there have been huge changes to the  Nurseries , Hillier Nursery and own 400 hectures , Hilliers  Nursery is a Container growing nursery, From small pots to Large trees, (pictures below),  unlike the past 1980s Hillier Nursery sold directly to the public.  Today the whole sale Nursery concentrates on the production of around the two million quality , hardy container growing , for Hillier garden centres, independent garden centers nation wide and multiple
retailer Nursery, Hillier Nursery  have different division,..... the division he then took us on around Hillier Nursery ,was a  50 acre site. They have mobile potting machines as it is such a large site, when one is in use, they have mechanics set up the 2nd , so no time wasted for nursery workers,
This growing condition on the Nursery are kept traditional,
They used to get there water from the mains, but have then built a resivor 3.8m gallons , on average they use 300,000 gallons a day, and are able to recycle back 100,000 gallons.
In recent years they have install Spanish tunnels, they protect plants from frost and wind,
Hillier Nursery have 28 fulltime staff, and in spring it doubles in staff to help and be ready for open day. They get students  from Eastern Europe and from around the world , Hillier Nursery have student accommodation .