Page 58 • The HERALD • 24th April 2025 v THE NEXT HERALD IS OUT ON 15TH MAY v DOWN THE GARDEN PATH SJB Gardening Services RHS Qualified & Experienced Gardener specialising in quality hedge cutting, shaping & pruning ❀ General garden maintenance ❀ Garden clearance ❀ Hedge removal ❀ Planting ❀ Mulching ❀ Creation of new beds & borders ❀ Pruning & removal of trees to approx 8 metres ❀ Commercial properties All Work Fully insured Free quotations call Simon on 07443 649192 Fred Hurst 023 8084 2191 or 07761 467217 • Grass Cutting • Garden Clearance • Hedge Cutting • Fallen Trees Cleared • Mini Digger Hire with Operator • Property Clearance • Small Demolition • Tractor Flail Cutting FULLY INSURED v FREE QUOTATIONS • HEDGE CUTTING • FENCING • PATIOS • TURFING • GARDEN CLEARANCES & MORE For a FREE quotation please call 023 8122 4550 or 07548 355262 AUTUMN LEAF GARDEN WORKS To advertise your business in The Herald, contact Sue on 023 8084 0815 or email: sjones@herald-publishing.co.uk SUMMER MADNESS Hythe & District Inner Wheel’s popular annual charity ower demonstration this year celebrates Summer Madness. To be held in Hythe & Dibden Parish Hall on Tuesday 3rd June at 2pm, the a ernoon will commence with a demonstration of stunning floral arrangements by the very talented oral designer, Denise Jones, and will be followed by a delicious strawberry and cream tea. Tickets at £16 per person can be booked by emailing: secretary@ hytheinnerwheel.org.uk All pro ts will support local charities including Hampshire based Open Sight which o ers support and activities for visually impaired individuals and their families. Hythe Flower Club On ursday 13th March Hythe Flower Club welcomed Claire Delmage with her demonstration titled ‘All the Fun of the Fair’. e designs replicated the time Claire was chairperson of the P.T.A. at her child’s school. Number one was what all organisers wish for - sunshine!! A framework of dogwood stood in a plant pot had so ruscus with golden rod, tulips, orange germini framed by fern. A bright arrangement, de nitely sunny. Next a square container with a wooden surround looking very much like the fence where people would queue to go into the fair. A really pretty design made up of pink and red ranunculus, white aster and tulips in assorted colours. Claire produced a small version a er completing the large version. Who remembers maypole dancing? Seemingly not so popular now. A cleverly constructed framework certainly looked like a maypole complete with multi coloured ribbons. e greenery was so ruscus and leatherleaf ferns. Many coloured owers were added, dianthus, spray roses, germini, golden rod and yellow/lime green carnations. All made an eye catching design. A new addition to many fairs now is a dog show. Claire produced a hand tied arrangement of white chrysanthemums and beautiful big red roses (From Ecuador they were called Explorer). Fixed to a framework replicating a hoop for a dog to jump through it was a stunning design. Finally something vital to any fair - the refreshment tent! In a woven basketwork tea cup and saucer we saw eucalyptus, stocks, hellebore, roses and wax ower displayed to great e ect. A lovely design. e Flower Club were very pleased to welcome Claire for an entertaining evening. Hythe Flower Club meet on the second Thursday of the month except January and welcome guests and new members. A friendly inclusive club, meetings are held at Hythe and Dibden Parish Hall 6.45pm for 7.30pm. Follow them on Facebook or for more information email: HytheFlowerClub@ outlook.com Annual Plant Sale Woodlands Gardening Club meets most second Tuesdays of the year starting at 7.30pm at Netley Marsh Community Hall, Woodlands Road, SO40 7GE. ey are a fun, welcoming club. You don’t need to be a gardening expert to attend, just have an interest in gardens. ey have a wide range of guest speakers talking on gardening topics and other areas of interest at each indoor meeting. Other activities include garden visits, an annual plant sale in May – this year on Saturday 17th May, 2pm-4pm, at Netley Marsh Community Hall - a summer BBQ and Christmas party. At the next meeting on 8th July is a talk titled ‘Idyllic Italian Gardens’ by Rosemary Legrand. Annual membership is £12, or go along as a guest for £2.50 per meeting. Chairman Susanna Zardis: 023 8029 2953, Treasurer June Gross: 07493 303530, Secretary Kate Crosse: 07833 696566.
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