9th May 2024 • The HERALD • Page 53 v GROW YOUR BUSINESS WITH THE HERALD v RYAN FENCING Quality Fencing & Gates 07769 706516 • 023 8084 1203 www.ryan-fencing.co.uk • Find us on Facebook SJB Gardening Services RHS Qualified Gardener specialising in hedging and pruning Shaping & removal of shrubs trees & hedges to approximately 8 meters All Work Fully insured Free quotations call Simon on 07443 649192 • All types of trees expertly felled, topped & pruned • Stump Grinding • Hedges pruned & trimmed • Lawns Laid • Fencing & garden work • Rubbish Clearance • Patios & drives jet-washed • Patios & Drives resurfaced or replaced Registerd Waste Carrier Licence CBDU374716 H Fully Insured H Evening: 01794 522092 Daytime Mobile: 07511 863693 Email: treefellers@gmx.com ✿ DOWN THE GARDEN PATH ✿ BLACKFIELD FLOWER CLUB e members of Black eld Flower Club welcomed Nick Grounds, National demonstrator from Cambridge to their April meeting with a demonstration entitled ‘Stems and Stu ’. e rst arrangement consisted of a selection of dried materials including teasel and reeds which had been placed on a rectangular bed of moss with test tubes attached for the fresh material. Germinis, da odils and tulips were added. A rectangular piece of wood with canes xed in the wood provided the mechanics for this design. Alliums, pink gerberas, blue clematis and hellebores were placed into test tubes together with umbrella ferns at the base of the arrangement. e third design featured a long log with two columns of tall twigs with more twigs placed on top horizontally. Orange calla lilies, orange tulips and Nick Grounds pink spider germinis together with sprays of asparagus fern completed the design. A large glass cylinder vase was used for this design. Longi orum lilies together with some pussywillow and North American wild oats were added with narcissus being placed at the base of the vase. Tall white twigs were used for this design. Test tubes were used to contain the blue clematis and red Gloriosa lilies were used at the base of the design. Floral foam was used for this horizontal design. A selection of foliage including eucalyptus provided the outline before adding beautiful pink roses. Two beautiful pink orchid plants were placed in a hanging basket covered in twigs which resembled a large nest. A very large old metal colander was used for the last design. Sorbus and horse chestnut were placed in the centre together with white gerberas. Tuberose, Sway Open Gardens on Sunday 9th June heads of viburnam opulus and fern were added at the base of the design. A wonderful a ernoon with lots of fun and laughter. Nick is well used to having a captive audience as he is also an auctioneer. e next meeting will take place on Tuesday 14th May, when the demonstrator will be Andrea Hilliard. Meetings take place on the second Tuesday of the month at 2pm at e Royal British Legion Club, Exbury Road, Black eld, SO45 1XD – visitors most welcome, contact Jan Gordon on: 023 8084 4835 for more details. Book your tickets now to visit enchanting private gardens in Sway in aid of Oakhaven Hospice and Sway Village organisations. e Sway Gardening Club and the Villagers of Sway look forward to welcoming you to Sway Open Gardens 2024, from 11am to 5pm on Sunday 9th June. Seventeen beautiful village gardens of di erent shapes and sizes will be open to visitors at this popular biennial event in the heart of the New Forest National Park. A free park-and-ride bus will operate on the day, leaving the car park in Jubilee Fields every half hour from 11am and stopping near the open gardens. e last bus will leave Jubilee Fields at 4.30pm. At Sway Youth Centre you will nd a plant stall o ering a huge variety of plants, with a plant ‘crèche’ where you can safely leave your plants while visiting the gardens. Outside, Oakhaven Hospice will be holding a ra e with lovely prizes to be won. Visit the Village Church Rooms for refreshments, where you’ll nd delicious homemade food as well as hot and cold drinks. Tickets cost £10 on the day, or £8 in advance, accompanied children go free. All proceeds to Oakhaven Hospice and Sway Village organisations. Booking in advance is highly recommended; tickets can be purchased at Sway Post O ce and online at: oakhavenhospice.co.uk/swayopen-gardens. On the day, tickets will be available at the Jubilee Field car park and the Church Rooms. Your ticket for the event will be a detailed event programme, which must be shown by each person to enter each of the open gardens. For more information please visit: oakhavenhospice.co.uk/ sway-open-gardens, call the Oakhaven fundraising team on 01590 677773 or email: fundraising@oakhavenhospice.co.uk
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