Author Archives: Friends of The Hollies

The weather treated us very kindly and lots of volunteers turned up to help. We made great progress clearing heavily overgrown areas where shrubs and Spring bulbs are in danger of being swamped. Our final session for the year takes … Continue reading →

In October our main focus was to clear the very much overgrown poppy path just below Blacksmiths. With the help of new volunteers we made good progress. The pathways can be quite unsafe for visitors when uncleared. There’s likely to … Continue reading →

After a superb growing period during Spring and Summer the Hollies will be ready for some care and attention during Autumn to ensure that the Winter bulbs and shrubs are at their best. As usual, we will meet in the … Continue reading →

Thanks to everyone who came along to help clear a very congested pathway near to the Whale rock. The brambles in this area haven’t been cleared for many years and have been swamping a beautiful area of the Hollies where … Continue reading →

The weather forecast is looking good and there’s plenty to do. All the Spring bulbs are showing their heads and with the great work done by the scout group last time, the pathways around the Blacksmiths Forge area are in … Continue reading →

Just reminding everyone that we will be meeting in the car park at 10am on Saturday 8th Feb for our first work session for 2025. Apologies for having to cancel the January session.

We will be continuing our work in the Blacksmith’s Forge area aiming to remove the thick growth of Enchanters Nightshade. This will hopefully mean that the bulbs will look their best when they emerge in Spring. Please come along to … Continue reading →

Many thanks to everyone who came along to help on Saturday 8th June. This time we worked on the Philadelphus border where weeds were running rampant. The Hollies collection of Philadelphus are part of the National Collection. To complement the … Continue reading →

Thanks to everyone who came along to help out, we had a great session tackling the well established brambles just below the big Cedar tree. Photos are posted on Facebook to show before and after. you’ll be able to see … Continue reading →

Thanks to everyone who helped out on November 11th. We had a great turn out of volunteers and a very productive morning working at the Forge adjacent to the Blacksmith’s Area. The weeding and clearing is in preparation for a … Continue reading →