To help celebrate National Tree Week, BBC Breathing Places teamed up with Guinness World Records for Tree O'Clock - a nationwide challenge to plant as many trees as possible within a single hour.

The attempt was to unite the nation in mass tree planting to provide a lasting legacy for communities across the UK for many years to come and by encouraging people to plant the right tree in the right place, BBC Breathing Places were delivering a very special learning opportunity.

Here at Polhill Garden Centre we love a challenge and took this opportunity to support a great cause by inviting everyone down to Polhill Garden Centre to plant a tree and support the BBC Tree O’clock event. With fantastic support from members of the territorial army, local companies, schools, allotment associations and the famous general public together with a great team spirit, we successfully succeeded in planting 2412 trees in just 40 minutes over 2 acres of land!!!

The tree selection consisted of Oak, Field Maple, Silver Birch, Hawthorn, Wild Cherry, Beech and Rowan trees and the benefit to the local wildlife will continue for decades to come. As we have said all along, when you plant a tree, think of it as planting a bird table and it will encourage birds and other wildlife to the area. It will also help towards improving the environment and restoring natural harmony!!

Polhill Garden Centre will continue to nurture the trees throughout their early development and beyond and everyone coming down to Polhill will be able to see them growing as time goes on!

Polhill Garden Centre would like to thank everyone who took part in this event and is genuinely proud of the contribution made by all participants in supporting this fantastic cause and World Record Attempt.