Page 56 • The HERALD • 5th June 2025 v GROW YOUR BUSINESS WITH THE HERALD v DOWN THE GARDEN PATH • HEDGE CUTTING • FENCING • PATIOS • TURFING • GARDEN CLEARANCES & MORE For a FREE quotation please call 023 8122 4550 or 07548 355262 AUTUMN LEAF GARDEN WORKS BLACKFIELD FLOWER CLUB Sue Wall, area demonstrator, was welcomed to the May meeting with her foam free demonstration entitled ‘Reuse and Recycle’. A large urn was used for this crescent shaped design depicting spring rebirth. Agriwool was used for this design. Various types of foliage including camellia, mollucella and pittisporum provided the outline before adding white peonies, small sun owers, blue delphiniums, orange roses and seeds sprayed gold. VE Day was the inspiration for this design. A Union Jack banner was used. A white rectangular basket lled with di erent types of foliage was used for this design. Naomi red roses, white peonies and mauve lisianthus completed this patriotic design. Watership Down by Richard Adams was the inspiration for this design. Short lengths of round wood had been xed to a large tray. Two placements were created with photinia, pussy willow and fern before adding apricot roses and red roses. A rabbit and some little lights completed this design. A textured lampshade turned upside down came next. Agriwool was used for this vertical design. Yew and pussy willow provided the height before adding sun owers and delphiniums. Trimmed fatsia leaves gave balance at the base of the design. e last design featured Harry Potter. Agriwool was used. Eleagnus, leather leaf fern, mollucella and folded aspidistra provided the outline. Pink roses, orange roses and mauve lisianthus were added. Several small old bottles were placed at the base of the design together with a copy of ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’. Sue placed the brown Harry Potter hat on her head to complete the design. e next meeting will take place on Tuesday 10th June at 2pm when Bronda Dossett will be giving a talk on Downton Abbey - visitors welcome, please contact Jan Gordon on: 023 8084 4835. Meetings take place at e Royal British Legion Club, Exbury Road, Black eld, SO45 1XD. In Praise of Apples Bartley Horticultural Society’s next meeting is on Thursday 17th July for a talk by Charlotte Popescu titled ‘In Praise of Apples’. On Saturday 2nd August they will be holding their 112th Annual Show. Meetings take place on the third Thursday of the month at Copythorne Parish Hall, Pollards Moor Road, Copythorne SO40 2NW at 7.30pm. New members and visitors are always welcome. Visitor’s fee applies. For more information you can write to them at: Mavis Cottage, Pollards Moor Road, Copythorne, SO40 2NZ, call: 07789 352505 or visit their website: www.bartleyhs.org.uk National Open Gardens Scheme Leaflets Out Now! Every year the National Garden Scheme (NGS) gives visitors unique access to over 3,500 exceptional private gardens in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Guernsey, and raises impressive amounts of money for nursing and health charities through admissions, teas and cake. Hampshire & Isle of Wight NGS guides for 2025 are available at e Herald O ce, there are a lot of gardens open across the county in the coming months. Pop into e Herald O ce to grab a guide or visit the NGS website for more information: ngs.org.uk
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